Published On 30 Aug 2023
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 soldiers say they have the president under house arrest in a location believed to be the presidential palace.
He is the son of Omar Bongo who was president from 1967 till his death in 2009. The younger Bongo has been in power since then.
There have been scenes of celebration in the Gabonese capital, Libreville since the military takeover.
source: Aljazeera
