YEAH BABY!...The 8th since 2020 in West and Central Africa What link, if any, between string of coups across Africa? • FRANCE 24 English | 5,017 views Aug 30, 2023 #Gabon #AliBongo #coup

 

5,017 views Aug 30, 2023 #Gabon #AliBongo #coup

A group of senior military officers in Gabon announced on national television on Wednesday they had taken power and election results were annulled, just minutes after President Ali Bongo was declared to have won a third term. If successful the coup would represent the eighth since 2020 in West and Central Africa, a region that in the last decade had made strides to shed its reputation as a "coup belt", only for persistent insecurity and corruption to open the door to military leaders. #Gabon #AliBongo #coup 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/