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Gabonese Military Overthrows President Ali Bongo – By Emmanuel Egobiambu

January 7, 2019 11:19 am

The military has taken over government in Gabon, with the central African country’s ailing leader, Ali Bongo, whose family has ruled the nation for 50 years, in hospital.

Leadership SCORECARD gathered that soldiers in the central African country announced that they launched a coup “to restore democracy.”

The soldiers took control of Gabon’s national radio in the early hours of Monday 7^th of January and announced a “National Restoration Council.”

Leadership SCORECARD understands that some armed vehicles are on the streets of the capital Libreville.

Bongo suffered a stroke in October 2018 and received treatment in Morocco, and on New Year’s day 2019 he said he was well.

However, the military has described it as “a pitiful sight” and a “relentless attempt to cling onto power.”

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