Tag: coup
After the coup, the galley for Gabonese students expected in France
As General Brice Oligui Nguema was sworn in as transitional president on Monday, in France some students who were unable to leave Gabon after the military coup and border closures…
Coup in Gabon: General Oligui takes oath
General Brice Oligui Nguema, who overthrew Ali Bongo five days ago in Gabon, was sworn in on Monday, September 4, as president of a “transition” whose duration he did not…
Borders reopened in Gabon after coup
After the coup in Gabon on 30 August, the military administration announced that the borders were reopened. Ulrich Manfoumbi, spokesman for the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions…
Glez’s view of the coup in Gabon
After 14 years in power, Ali Bongo was overthrown by the head of the Republican Guard when his re-election for a third term had just been proclaimed, after a rigged…
Africa is boiling: Flash moves from two countries after the coup in Gabon! Those who came out of President Bongo’s house were shocked…
African states, which have been used as the backyard of Western states for years, have recently shown resistance to this situation. First, the military’s seizure of power in Niger and…
A call was made to the French Ambassador to leave the country! Immunity lifted, he will be deported…
The 48-hour deadline for the French Ambassador in Niger to leave the country has expired. The immunity of the Ambassador, who announced that he would not leave the country, was…
Coup d’etat in Gabon: “If we don’t punish harshly, we encourage other putschs”
Who will be next? While military coups seemed to be rarer in recent decades, now these authoritarian power grabs are once again spreading in Central and West Africa. Mali in…
Africa is boiling! Flash moves from two countries after the coup in Gabon: Is there a war in Africa?
African states, which have been used as the backyard of Western states for years, have recently shown resistance to this situation. First, the military’s seizure of power in Niger and…
Gabon: what aftermath of a coup against Ali Bongo?
In the aftermath of the house arrest of Ali Bongo, President of Gabon since 2009 and son of the former Head of State Omar Bongo (in office from 1967 to…
Coup in Gabon: “This country produces more than 200,000 barrels of oil a day”
With each new coup d’etat in Africa, the same question comes up on the table: will France’s economic interests in the country be threatened? That which occurred on the night…