The coup leaders have said President Ali Bongo Ondimba was under house arrest, surrounded by family and doctors.
Mutinous soldiers in Gabon announced on Wednesday that the head of the country’s elite republican guard would lead the Central African country, hours after saying they had placed the country’s newly re-elected president under house arrest.
“The president of the transition insists on the need to maintain calm and serenity in our beautiful country. Mr Bongo, 64, has served two terms since coming to power in 2009 after the death of his father, who ruled the country for 41 years, and there has been widespread discontent with his reign.The former French colony is a member of Opec, but its oil wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few – and nearly 40% of Gabonese aged 15 to 24 were out of work in 2020, according to the World Bank.
Investigators have linked the family to more than 92 million dollars in properties in France, including two villas in Nice, the group says.
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