BREAKING! Soldiers Seize Power In Gabon, Dissolve All Govt. Institution

A dozen Gabonese soldiers who appeared on television Wednesday has announced an end to the current regime and the cancellation of the just concluded election won by President Ali Bongo Ondimba.

During the announcement, AFP journalists confirmed gunfire ring out in the Gabonese capital, Libreville.

While announcing the cancellation of the results, one of the soldiers said “all the institutions of the republic” had been dissolved.

“We have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime”, one of the soldiers said on TV channel Gabon 24, adding that he was speaking on behalf of the “Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions”.

“To this end, the general elections of 26 August 2023 and the truncated results are cancelled,” he added.

“All the institutions of the republic are dissolved: the government, the Senate, the National Assembly and the Constitutional Court,” he added, announcing the closure of the country’s borders “until further notice”.

Among the soldiers were members of the Republican Guard as well as soldiers of the regular army and police officers.