The Latest Breaking News from Gabon

Soldiers in Gabon popped up on television in the pre-dawn hours to announce they had overthrown President Ali Bongo, just one hour after election results in the dead of night gave him a third term in office. We ask about the latest developments and who's in charge in Libreville.

The new leader was erstwhile head of the presidential guard and reportedly a relative of deposed President Ali Bongo.

President Bongo’s ouster came after he was declared winner for a third term in an election opposition called a ‘fraud’.

When leading military figures in Gabon announced on August 30 that they had placed President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest in a bid to remove him from power after 14 years, thousands of Gabonese took to the streets to demonstrate their support for the military. Videos show demonstrators singing…

Strong desire for change – even if it comes wearing combat fatigues – is feeding Africa’s series of putsches

Seizure of power announced on television, cancelling election results that gave president third term in office

A coup attempt is underway in Gabon. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a group of soldiers declared the “end to the regime” of President Ali Bongo, whose election for a third term as president had just been announced. He succeeded his father, Omar Bongo, in 2009 who had…

The ouster of Gabon’s President Ali Bongo early Wednesday came shortly after the country’s election commission announced the official results of the August 26 presidential election, handing the incumbent another disputed victory. But this time, it provided the spark for a military takeover to end more than half a century…

Nguema heads the Gabonese Presidency’s Republican Guard, the country’s most powerful security unit.

Brice Nguema, leader of the Republican Guard and relative to President Bongo, did not confirm his whereabouts.

The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world