The African Union, the United Nations and France are condemning yet another military coup in Africa – this time in the Central African country of Gabon. President Ali Bongo is under house arrest and the government has been dissolved. Military coup leaders have appointed General Brice Oligui Nguema as transitional leader. The deposed president’s family has ruled the oil-rich but impoverished country for 55 years. There was jubilation across the country but Bongo is asking people to rise up against the coup. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Senegal’s capital Dakar. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ […]
Senior members of the military have appeared on television, saying they are now in control of the oil-rich, central African country. They’ve ordered all institutions to be dissolved. Military leaders also announced the cancellation of Saturday’s election result. The electoral commission says President Ali Bongo won a third term in office. He’s said to have got nearly 65 percent of the vote. We have Al Jazeera’s Nic Haque from Dakar and Ahmed Idris Niamey the capital of Niger where last month, the military also took over power for the latest updates. And Ovigway Agwaegu is a Security Analyst for Afripolitika, a Africa Security consultancy. He joins us from Ankara for […]
Senior members of the military have appeared on television, saying they are now in control of the oil-rich, central African country. They’ve ordered all institutions to be dissolved. Military leaders also announced the cancellation of Saturday’s election result. The electoral commission says President Ali Bongo won a third term in office. He’s said to have got nearly 65 percent of the vote. For more on this let’s bring in Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi, who’s following developments from Nairobi in Kenya. And Tara O’Connor is the Founder and Executive Director of Africa Risk Consulting. She joins us from the city of Bordeaux in France for her analysis. Subscribe to our channel […]
Senior members of the military have appeared on television, saying they are now in control of the country. They’ve also announced the cancellation of elections and all institutions have been dissolved. Gabon’s electoral commission said that president Ali Bongo had won a third term, in a controversial ballot held in the last few days. He’s said to have got nearly 65 percent of the vote. For more on this let’s bring in Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi who’s following developments from Nairobi in Kenya. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE […]
