Ali Bongo, has been in power since 1999.
A group of military officers have seized power in Gabon barely four days after the election of President Ali Bongo, who was recently declared winner of the presidential election in the country.
The junta said they removed the President because his election was not credible.
Bongo, who has been in power since 1999 following the death of his father was declared the winner of the election for his third term in office.
According to Aljazeera, the junta appeared on national TV, Gabon24 to announce the annulment of the election in the early hours of Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
The junta also dissolved all state institutions and closed the country’s borders.
This is coming one month after the removal of a democratically elected president in Niger Republic.
