Tag: Gabon coup

Gabon's new military leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema was sworn in as the head of state Monday less than a ...

AU meets on Gabon situation after military coup

by Kazeem Biriowo

African leaders are looking at ways to contain a ‘contagion of autocracy’ spreading across the continent. According to a statement ...

Gabon coup: African leaders must stop taking leadership as inheritance — Uche Nwosu

by Kazeem Biriowo

A Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and former chief of staff to the Imo State government, Uche ...

EU rejects seizure of power by force in Gabon

by Femi Akinyemi

The European Union (UN) has rejected the seizure of power by force in Gabon and called for restraint from all ...

This video grab taken from Gabon 24 shows Gabonese soldiers appearing on television on August 30, 2023 announcing they were "putting an end to the current regime" and the cancellation of an election that, according to official results, President Ali Bongo Ondimba won. - During the announcement, AFP journalists heard gunfire ring out in the Gabonese capital, Libreville.
While announcing the cancellation of the results one of the soldiers announced the dissolution of "all the institutions of the republic".
"We have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime", one of the soldiers said on TV channel Gabon 24, adding that he was speaking on behalf of the "Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions".
"To this end, the general elections of 26 August 2023 and the truncated results are cancelled," he added.
"All the institutions of the republic are dissolved: the government, the Senate, the National Assembly and the Constitutional Court," he added, announcing the closure of the country's borders "until further notice".
Among the soldiers were members of the Republican Guard as well as soldiers of the regular army and police officers. (Photo by - / Gabon 24 / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / GABON 24" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / GABON 24" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS /

Gabon coup: Cameroon, Rwanda rejig military architecture

by Kazeem Biriowo

Cameroon and Rwanda have rejigged military architecture in what was seen as a reaction to the military coup that overthrew ...

Gabon coup: 5 African Presidents with longest-serving tenures

by Sandra Nwaokolo

A wave of coups has swept through Africa, with Gabon being the latest country affected by military intervention. As frequent ...

Tinubu pledges intervention in 'oil and gas' to enhance investments

Gabon coup: Rule of law must not perish in Africa — Tinubu

by Leon Usigbe

Following the military coup in Gabon, which deposed President Ali Bongo on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu has warned that the ...

Gabon President under house arrest, son detained for treason

by Sandra Nwaokolo

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been placed under house arrest, and his son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, has been arrested ...

FLASHBACK: How Gabon stopped attempted coup against Ali Bongo in 2019

by Israel Arogbonlo