This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Gabon coup on Wednesday, August 30.
This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Gabon coup on Wednesday, August 30.
- A dozen mutinous soldiers appeared on Gabonese national television, announcing the cancellation of recent election results and the dissolution of “all the institutions of the republic”.
- Wednesday’s announcement came after President Ali Bongo Ondimba, 64, was re-elected for a third term, in an election the opposition described as a ‘fraud orchestrated’ by the ruling party.
- The Bongo family, one of Africa’s most powerful dynasties, has been in power since 1967.
- The president has confirmed he is under house arrest and called for help, urging citizens to ‘make noise’.
- There have been scenes of celebration in the Gabonese capital, Libreville since the military takeover.