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Gabon’s coup leaders have announced a re-opening of the country’s borders, three days after soldiers seized power from President Ali Bongo. Speaking on national television on Saturday, the army spokesperson said the reopening of the border is because the junta was “concerned with preserving respect for the rule of law, good relations with our neighbours […]
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The African Union’s Peace and Security Council said it has decided to “immediately suspend” Gabon following the military coup in the country this week. The body said on X, formerly Twitter, that it “strongly condemns the military takeover of power in the Republic of Gabon” and has decided “to immediately suspend the participation of Gabon […]
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President Bola Tinubu has said a comprehensive consensus against the spread of “contagious autocracy” across Africa is the next step forward with respect to how the power in Gabon will play out. The Nigerian leader noted that he is committed to working with other heads of state to defend democracy on the continent. President Tinubu […]
Continue ReadingA group of senior military officers has gone on national television in Gabon saying they have seized power because elections held over the weekend were not credible. The officers, appearing on Gabon24 in the early hours of Wednesday morning, said they had cancelled the elections, dissolved all state institutions and closed the country’s borders. They […]
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Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said on Sunday that he would seek a third term as the oil-rich African nation’s head of state. The Bongo family has ruled the country for 55 years already and is branded a “dynastic power” by the opposition after Bongo, 64, took over from his father, Omar Bongo Ondimba in […]
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Oil-rich Gabon will hold presidential, legislative and local elections on August 26, the West African country said Tuesday, with President Ali Bongo Ondimba’s strong favourite to win against a divided opposition. Bongo has not yet said whether he will stand again, but he is widely expected to run for re-election. His powerful Gabonese Democratic Party […]
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