Breaking news: After the announcement of the presidential election results in the Central African country of Gabon, the soldiers who entered the national television building announced that they had taken over the administration. It is reported that gunshots were heard in the capital Librevil.
ANNOUNCED FROM TELEVISION
Gabonese soldiers announced the coup attempt in a statement on the television channel. The soldiers announced that the elections were canceled and the institutions were closed. It was also reflected in the images that the Gabonese people who watched those moments on television were very worried.
THE WATER IS STILL IN AFRICA
In another African country, Niger, President Mohammad Bazum was detained by elements of the Presidential Guard Regiment on July 26, and that evening the military announced that he had seized power.
General Abdurrahmane Tchiani, Commander of the Presidential Guard Regiment, became the head of the transitional government called the National Council for the Protection of the Homeland (CNSP) on July 28.
The CNSP appointed Lamine Zeine as prime minister on 7 August, and announced the 21-member cabinet on 10 August, consisting of soldiers and civilians.
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