A group of senior Gabonese military officers have announced the seizure of power.
The officers claimed to represent all of Gabon’s security and defence forces, asserting their authority over the nation.
During their televised address, the officers declared the cancellation of the election results, closed all borders until further notice, and dissolved state institutions.
Gunfire could be heard in the capital city, Libreville, as tensions escalated following the officers’ announcement, according to a Reuters reporter.
Speaking on behalf of the Gabonese people, the officers expressed their determination to safeguard peace by bringing an end to the current regime.
According to the military officers, their actions reflect widespread discontent and dissatisfaction with the electoral process and the administration of President Ali Bongo.
President Bongo, the incumbent leader, had emerged victorious in the presidential election, securing a third term with 64.27% of the vote, according to the Gabonese election center.
If successful, the coup would represent the eighth in west and central Africa since 2020.
In July, the military snatched power in Niger, sending shockwaves across the Sahel.
Bongo, 64, succeeded his father Omar as president in 2009.
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ReplyDeleteEU HAS LOST WEST AFRICA ! TO BE PRECISE - FRANCE HAS LOST IT !
MALI,NIGER,CAR,GABON............. IT IS THE COUP BELT IN SAHEL OF AFRICA !
IT REFLECTS DISASTER OF EU AND FRENCH POLICIES !
AND THE SUCCESS OF RUSSIA ! PUTIN'S GAMBIT HAS WORKED ! WAGNER IS THERE IN MOST OF WEST AFRICA ! BUT WAGNER FAILED TO FIGHT ISIS IN MOZAMBIQUE !
ANTI-FRENCH SENTIMENT IS AT A PEAK ! COUP IN NIGER HALTED THE ENTIRE URANIUM EXPORTS TO FRANCE BY NIGER ! EDF SELLS 70% OF ITS POWER as NUKE POWER AND 20% of THE URANIUM COMES FROM NIGER !
FRANCE AND EU HAVE ALSO FAILED TO FIGHT DAESH AND AL QAEDA IN WEST AFRICA !
NIGERIAN GAS PIPELINE TO EU IS ALSO SCRAPPED ! WHICH IS ANOTHER BLOW TO FRANCE AND EU !
FRENCH POLICY OF SUPPORTING DYNASTIES AND DICTATORS IN AFRICA ,IN LIEU OF OIL ORES AND TIMBER = DISASTER !
GABON WAS EXPORTING ITS MANGANESE AND URANIUM VIA FRENCH ERAMET - WHICH IS NOW KAPUT !
IF WEST AFRICA DOES NOT SELL URANIUM AND ORES TO FRANCE - FRANCE WILL HAVE A SECOND BASTILLE !
WHICH IS Y IS A VITAL LEVER FOR RUSSIA AND CHINA TO ACCESS RESOURCES AND SQUEEZE AND PRESSURE EU AND FRANCE !
NIEGR SELLS URANIUM TO FRANCE AND 90% OF NIGER HAS NO POWER ! EDF COULD HAVE SET UP A THERMAL POWER IPP !
INSTABILITY IN WEST AFRICA = RISE OR ISIS/BOKO AND AL QAEDA !
IS THAT THE PLAN ?
THE BIG PICTURE ?
TO START A WAR ON TERROR IN AFRICA ? FOR RESOURCES !
PEDDLING DEMOCRACY IN AU AND ECOWAS BY US AND EU IS A TOOL TO PRESSURE LOCAL LEADERS TO TOE THE US.EU LINE,AS ALL THE ILLGOTTEN WEALTH OF AU LEADERS ARE IN US/EU AND THEIR HAVENS !
MOST OF THE COUP LEADERS IN WEST AFRICA ARE TRAINED BY THE WEST !
SO WHO IS THE PUPPETEER AND WHAT IS THE AGENDA ?
IT IS TIME FOR THE AFRICAN TAHRIR ! AFRICA HAS BEEN LOOTED BY THE INDIANS AND EU ! dindooohindoo
There is going to be more coups in Africa and those European nonsense argument of worst civilian government being better than best military government will soon give way. Africa need to fashion their own system of government which must not be military anyway but a system that will benefit the citizenry.
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