Closed the borders and disconnected the Internet: a military coup (video) occurred in Gabon

Speaking on central television, the Putchists stated that the elections that took place in the country did not deserve trust, so their results were abolished, the borders were closed, and government agencies were dissolved. This was reported on August 30 by Reuters. The military who spoke on television stated that they would "end the current regime. " Following the statements of the military in the capital of Gabon Librevili, the loud sounds of shots were heard.

Internet access was also blocked and the French RFI French radio station and France24 were suspended. "In the name of the Gabon people, we decided to protect the peace by putting an end to the current regime," said television officers. The group declared themselves members of the Transition Committee and the restoration of institutions. The state institutions declared by them were included in the government, the Senate, the National Assembly, the Constitutional Court and the election body.

On the eve of the coup, the country was re -elected President Ali Ben Bono Odimba for the third time - according to Western media, he scored more than 64% of the vote. However, the opposition stated that the election was falsified - the main rival of Bongo, Albert OSSA Albert, took the second place with 30. 77%. But the Bondo team rejected the accusations of election violations.

The situation was also aggravated by the fact that the Bongo dynasty has been in the rule of Gabon for 56 years, and Ali Ben Bongo Odimba himself became the head of state for the first time in 2009, taking the place of his father who held the post of president for over 40 years. In case of success, the coup will be the eighth in Western and Central Africa since 2020.

The authors of the material noted that in three years the coup in Mali, Guinea, Burkina-Faso, Chad and Nigeri undermined democratic progress in Africa. It should be noted that at the time of the publication there is no data on which of the oppositionists supported the Puts, and the military themselves did not tell about it. Earlier it was reported that after the death of the head of the Wagner PEC, Yevgeny Prigogine, his business in Africa was in jeopardy.