Gabon

Vice-President Kashim Shettima will on Saturday, May 3, depart Abuja for Libreville, Gabon, to represent Nigeria at the inauguration of the country’s President-elect, Brice Nguema. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Shettima…
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The African Union (AU) has suspended Gabon’s membership in the wake of the coup in the Central African country. AU’s Peace and Security Council said on Thursday evening that it strongly condemned the take-over of power by the military…
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Leaders of the coup in Gabon on Wednesday named a general transitional president after seizing power following disputed elections in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled for 55 years, was declared the winner. The…
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A video has surfaced on social media of ousted Gabon President, Ali Bongo where he was begging his international friends to make noise following Wednesday’s coup. In the 51-second clip, Bongo confirmed that he had been arrested and…
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President Bola Tinubu has expressed concern about the Wednesday coup in the Republic of Gabon in the West Coast of Central Africa. Military officers in Gabon say they have taken power and put the president, Ali Bongo, under house arrest, as…
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Gabonese citizens have taken to the streets to express their support for the military coup that deposed their president, Ali Bongo. The coup occurred in the early hours of today, Wednesday after Ali Bongo was declared winner of the…
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Gabonese army officers under the aegis of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions on Wednesday morning announced on national television why they are taking over power from President Ali Bongo in the country. The…
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“Togo’s membership is motivated by the desire to expand its diplomatic, political, and economic network… as well as to get closer to the English-speaking world,” he told AFP. It also allowed the small and developing nation of 8.5 million…
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By Yakubu Lawal There are reports of a military coup in Gabon, as the military seized the state-owned radio station in the capital Libreville and a soldier read a speech, condemning President Ali Bongo’s new year speech. The soldier…
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