A coup in Gabon has marked the end of over half a century of unbroken dynastic rule during which the Bongo family accumulated enormous wealth both at home and offshore, as revealed by the Pandora Papers and several other investigations. Soldiers seized power in the Central African nation last Wednesday, just hours after ailing president...
YAOUNDE, Sept. 5 — The Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States, a central African regional bloc, decided on Monday to suspend Gabon’s membership following the military coup in the country last week. Leaders of the regional bloc made the decision at an extraordinary session on Monday held in neighbouring Equatorial Guinea. The...
Gabon’s President Ali Bongo has called on supporters to make noise over his detention after the military seized power. The BBC reports that overall, Africa has experienced more coups than any other continent. Of the 18 coups recorded globally since 2017, all but one – Myanmar in 2021 – have been in Africa. Source link