Army seizes power in Gabon coup d’état

Military leaders in Gabon have ousted President Ali Bongo and annulled the Aug 26 election result that was set to extend the Bongo family’s more than 50 years in power


Twelve soldiers appear on national TV, calling themselves members of Committee of Transition and the Restoration of Institutions


President Ali Bongo: Under house arrest


Libreville
GABON
Atlantic Ocean
200km 124 miles

Gabon: Among Africa’s biggest oil-producers


Mali*
Niger 
Chad
Sudan
Guinea
Gabon
Burkina* Faso 
2000km 1240 miles

Africa: Eight coups since 2020


COUPS PER YEAR IN AFRICA (since 1950)

Successful 
Failed

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 

*Mali has had two coup attempts since 2020. Data as of Aug 30, 2023

 
Sources: BBC, Reuters, Bloomberg, VOA 
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