Tag: Gabon
After military coup in Gabon: “The country threatened to plunge into chaos”
Status: 08/30/2023 5:35 p.m After the parliamentary and presidential elections, the military apparently took power in Gabon. They put President Ali Bongo under house arrest – who is asking for…
Gabon and Niger: Why coups are so common in West African countries – Politics
The great figure of light on the African left, Thomas Sankara, was also a putschist. When the young officer and a few companions seized power in Burkina Faso in 1983,…
Gabon: The coup that ended a dynasty – Politics
Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger – and now Gabon: the military is once again taking power in an African country. But there are big differences. In Gabon’s capital, Libreville, the…
After the coup in Gabon, the putschist general announces that “Ali Bongo is retired”
Image taken from a video broadcast on the Gabon 24 television channel, showing General Brice Oligui Nguema, carried in triumph by men of the Republican Guard, on August 30, 2023,…
Video: Military – President Bongo’s government in Gabon deposed
A few days after the controversial elections in Gabon, soldiers say they overthrew President Ali Bongo’s government. A few days after the controversial elections in Gabon, soldiers say they overthrew…
Soldiers in Gabon announce ‘end of current regime’
Status: 08/30/2023 09:20 a.m In Gabon, soldiers say they overthrew the government. A group of high-ranking officers said they had taken power in the African country. EU foreign policy chief…
Gabon: Military overthrows government shortly after elections
West Africa Shortly after the elections: the military overthrows the government in Gabon On the Gabon 24 channel, soldiers and police officers announced, among other things, that they would cancel…
Coup in Gabon: military declares government of President Bongo deposed – politics
A few days after the controversial elections in Gabon, soldiers say they overthrew President Ali Bongo’s government. A group of high-ranking officers appeared on Gabon 24 television on Wednesday and…
Macron receives the leaders of the parties, putsch in progress in Gabon and Garcia eliminated from the US Open
Did you miss the news this early morning? We’ve put together a recap to help you see things more clearly. North of Paris, Saint-Denis will be the epicenter of French…
Gabon blocks Internet after elections and imposes curfew
Status: 08/26/2023 10:05 p.m Hundreds of thousands were called in Gabon to elect a new parliament and president. However, the opposition accused the government of electoral manipulation. The government now…