Politics

Gabon coup — oil capital on alert as gunfire greets 'end' of Bongo regime

Military stage push against President Ali Bongo to apparently end regime in power for more than 50 years

Whereabouts unknown: Gabon's President Ali Bongo speaking in Libreville in March 2023. A group of Gabonese military officers appeared on television on 30 August announcing they were "putting an end to the current regime".
Whereabouts unknown: Gabon's President Ali Bongo speaking in Libreville in March 2023. A group of Gabonese military officers appeared on television on 30 August announcing they were "putting an end to the current regime".Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
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Published 30 August 2023, 10:50Updated 31 August 2023, 08:52