Gabon military coup is the 8th African coup in the last 3 years

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 05:28:47 +0000

Gabonese military officers announced they have taken over the central African country. It is the eighth coup in west or central Africa in the last three years, which came just days after a disputed election that international monitors and journalists had been barred from observing.

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