Gabon military officers declare coup after Ali Bongo wins disputed election

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Gabon military officers declare coup after Ali Bongo wins disputed election

Seizure of power announced on television, cancelling election results that gave president third term in office
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Gabon military officers declare coup after Ali Bongo wins disputed election

Televised announcement comes after electoral authorities said presidential incumbent had won third term in office

A group of senior Gabonese military officers have appeared on national television declaring they have seized power, claiming the recent general election lacks credibility and saying they represent all Gabon’s security and defence forces.

They said the election results were cancelled, all borders closed until further notice and state institutions dissolved. Loud sounds of gunfire could be heard in the capital, Libreville, a Reuters reporter said, after the television appearance.

It was not immediately possible to reach the government for comment.

“In the name of the Gabonese people ... we have decided to defend the peace by putting an end to the current regime,” the officers said on television.

Gabon’s incumbent president, Ali Bongo, won a third term in the presidential election with 64.27% of the vote, the Gabonese election centre said on Wednesday, after a delay-plagued general election that the opposition denounced as fraudulent.

Announcing the result in the early hours, the elections head, Michel Stephane Bonda, said Bongo’s main challenger, Albert Ondo Ossa, came second with 30.77%. Bongo’s team rejected Ondo Ossa’s allegations of electoral irregularities.

Tensions were running high amid fears of unrest after Saturday’s presidential, parliamentary and legislative vote, which saw Bongo seeking to extend his family’s 56-year grip on power while the opposition pushed for change in the oil and cocoa-rich but poverty-stricken nation.

A lack of international observers, the suspension of some foreign broadcasts, and the authorities’ decision to cut internet service and impose a night-time curfew nationwide after the poll had raised concerns about the transparency of the electoral process
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I was about to shyt on these coups in Africa and but then I found out his family have been in power for over 50 years?

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Cuban Pete said:
If/when Cameroon drops its officially a wrap for France in Africa and Nigeria is surrounded by militant governments. July 2015 continues :wow:
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And not only does the Nigerian military excercise a lot of influence in the country, but Nigeria itself is only about 25 years out of a military dictatorship.
 
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