US ‘deeply concerned’ about ‘evolving events’ in Gabon
US officials are “deeply concerned” by the alleged coup in Gabon, a State Department statement said Wednesday evening. A group of military officers claimed to have taken over the government of this West African country, putting the president under house arrest early Wednesday morning and overthrowing the 55-year rule of President Ali Bongo Ondimba and […]
Military Officers In Gabon Seize Power From President Ali Bongo Ondimba
(Photo credit: -/AFP via Getty Images) Elizabeth Volverding of OAN5:25pm – Wednesday, August 30, 2023 In Gabon, which is currently undergoing a government takeover, President Ali Bongo Ondimba is under forced house arrest. advertisement 🇬🇦🇫🇷 A popular frontline coup in Gabon ousted its French-installed leader Ali Bongo. This follows recent similar coups in Niger, Mali, […]
Military Coup In Africa’s Gabon, President Put Under House Arrest
Gabon has been ruled by the Bongo family for over 55 years Gabon, Libreville: Rebel officers in the oil-rich Central African state of Gabon said they seized power on Wednesday following a contested election in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been in power since 2009, declared victory. Announced. Ali Bongo, 64, whose family […]
Gabon Military Seizes Power, Marking Eighth African Coup in 3 Years
Military leaders in Gabon, Central Africa, made a surprise appearance on state television Wednesday to announce that they had ended the regime of the family of President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has ruled the country since 1967. Soldiers called themselves the Commission for Institutional Transition and Recovery, condemned Mr. Bongo put Mr. Bongo under house […]
Gabon military officers announce they have seized power
Minutes after state election officials announced that President Ali Bongo had been elected to a third term, a group of high-ranking Gabonese military officials appeared on state television early Wednesday morning to announce that they had seized power. The police officers, who appeared on TV channel Gabon 24, said they represented all the security and […]
