By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) - In an ornate chair, surrounded by expensive furniture and artefacts, Gabon's ousted President Ali Bongo pleaded ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSDAKAR - In an ornate chair, surrounded by expensive furniture and artefacts, Gabon's ousted President Ali Bongo pleaded in a video on Wednesday for allies to"make noise" after a military takeover that threatens to end his family's nearly 60 years in power.If successful, Wednesday's coup in Gabon would be the eighth in West and Central Africa in three years.
"The danger is that all these coups show the inability of the international community to restore democratic rule," said Maja Bovcon, senior Africa analyst at London-based risk firm Verisk Maplecroft."I don’t have much hope that this time round things will work differently."Minutes before the coup announcement, Gabon's election authority declared him the emphatic victor of Saturday's election.
Critics say Gabon's oil wealth circulated solely among the Bongo family and its allies while many lived in poverty, and that corruption was rife. Saturday's elections were followed by a shutdown of the internet and of international news stations.
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