Tag: ALI BONGO

Gabon has been partially suspended from the Commonwealth after military commanders carried out a coup to ouster President Ali Bongo. The decision was made by Commonwealth foreign ministers meeting on the margins of the United Nations general assembly. Leaders called on Gabon to uphold the values and principles of the Commonwealth. However, they asked the…

Gabon’s military leader, Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, says former president Ali Bongo, who was toppled in an August 30 coup, has been freed from house arrest. The junta also announced the creation of a transitional constitutional council. Colonel Ulrich Manfoumbi Manfoumbi, spokesperson of Gabon’s Committee for the Transformation and Restoration of Institutions, declared on Gabon…