The African Union, AU body have suspended Gabon from participating in all its activities, organs and institutions until the restoration of constitutional order is back to the country.
This announcement comes after AU Peace and Security Council meeting that took place on Thursday, 31st of August, 2023.
The meeting of the African Union Commission was headed by Bankole Adeoye, the head of political affairs for the African bloc, as well as Willy Nyamitwe, the current holder of the council’s rotating chair a-day after the Gabon coup took place.
This is coming after soldiers ousted President Ali Bongo and installed a general as head of state.
Senior officers in Gabon announced their coup before dawn on Wednesday, 30th of August, 2023 shortly after an election body declared that Bongo had won a third term after Saturday’s election which was marred by irregularities. The junta declared the vote null and void.
The takeover ends the Bongo family dynasty’s 56 years in power and creates a new conundrum for a region that has struggled to deal with eight coups since the year 2020.
The events follow coups in the past four years in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Chad and Niger, erasing democratic gains since the 1990s and raising concerns among foreign powers with regional strategic interests.
The coups also showed the limited leverage of African powers once the military takes over. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>
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