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Gabon Attempt of coup d’état aborted
According to government spokesman Guy-Bertrand Mapangou, “calm has returned, the situation is under control.” The five soldiers behind the attempted coup have, according to the same source, been arrested, one of them is on the run.
Gabonese power is undergoing a major crisis since the absence of President Ali Bongo Ondimba in convalescence after a stroke two months ago.