At least 10 coup attempts have been recorded in Central and West Africa since the August 2020 military takeover in Mali.
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Raymond Ndong Sima discusses whether the coup marks the beginning of democratic rule or a new era under the same elite.
Sylvia Bongo Valentin has been under house arrest in the capital since her husband was overthrown in an August 30 coup.
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The support for military takeovers is growing across Africa, and civilian governments are to blame, say analysts.
Raymond Ndong Sima, a 68-year-old economist, was an outspoken critic of removed President Ali Bongo.
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Bongo’s release comes after General Nguema was sworn in as Gabon’s new head of state.
Nguema took the oath in the presidential palace in Gabon’s capital Libreville and promised credible elections.
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The coup – West and Central Africa’s eighth in three years – drew cheering crowds onto the streets.
Ossa said the military takeover was ‘a palace revolution, not a coup’ staged to keep the Bongo family in power in Gabon.
