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Press release from the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the situation in Gabon
By Moussa Faki
Gabon: how the Bongo family's 56-year rule has hurt the country and divided the opposition
By Douglas Yates
Not all coups in Africa are the same
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Gabon opposition leader alleges the ousted president's family arranged the coup to retain power
By Sam Mednick
Gabon Soldiers Seize Power in OPEC Member in Latest Coup
By Katarina Höije
Gabon coup attempt sees military chiefs declare election results "cancelled" and "end to current regime"
By Frank Andrews
Gabon’s Leader, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Was More Admired Abroad Than at Home
By Declan Walsh & Dionne Searcey
Military officers in Gabon declare coup and place president under house arrest
By Stephanie Halasz, Niamh Kennedy & Jake Kwon
Gabon Coup: Military Ousts President Ali Bongo After Disputed Election Win
By Gabriele Steinhauser & Nicholas Bariyo
Soldiers in Gabon declare coup after president wins reelection for 3rd term
By Hammar Castano & Morgan Winsor
Gabon officers make coup attempt after Ali Bongo wins another election
By Rachel Chason, Rael Ombuor & Victoria Bisset
Some in Africa are celebrating the coups. Many are fed up and desperate for change, analysts say
By Chinedu Asadu
Gabon election results were a 'smokescreen' for soldiers to oust unpopular president, analysts say
By Sam Mednick
Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption
By Yves-laurent Goma & Sam Mednick
'Déjà coup' in Gabon as another African government falls to military rule
By Aanu Adeoye & David Pilling
Gabon coup: Army seizes power from Ali Bongo and puts him in house arrest
By Will Ross, Gaius Kowene & Kathryn Armstrong
Gen Brice Oligui Nguema: Who is Gabon's coup leader?
By Wedaeli Chibelushi & Ousmane Badiane
Simple guide to the Gabon coup
By Muthoni Muchiri
Has Gabon’s ‘all-powerful’ Bongo dynasty really lost its 55-year grip?
By Nosmot Gbadamosi
Gabon coup updates: General Nguema named interim leader
By Hamza Mohamed & Arwa Ibrahim
Gabon coup shows how France’s influence on its former territories is disintegrating
By Stephanie Busari
Gabon’s military coup has overthrown a powerful political dynasty. Here’s what to know
By Jessie Yeung
Gabon officers declare military coup, President Ali Bongo detained
By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome & Gerauds Wilfried