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Gabon coup: Why military takeovers are all the rage

2023-08-31 09:49
Gabon is the latest African state to be hit by a coup, raising fears about the future of democracy.
Gabon coup: Why military takeovers are all the rage

Yet another coup in Africa - just five weeks after Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was taken hostage by the troops of his own presidential guard, Gabon's Ali Bongo also finds himself detained in his own residence.

A sudden statement on national television in the early hours of Wednesday, to declare...