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Gabon: Information Restricted After Coup Attempt
RSF, 8 January 2019
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Gabonese authorities not to restrict the flow of news and information and to guarantee the ability to journalists to work amid the… Read more »
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South Africa: Govt Condemns Attempted Gabon Coup
SAnews.gov.za, 8 January 2019
The South African government has condemned the attempted coup d'état undertaken in the Republic of Gabon in the early hours of Monday morning. Read more »
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Gabon: Coup Attempt 'Under Control,' Government Says
DW, 7 January 2019
Soldiers went on state radio to say a recent speech had "reinforced doubts" in President Ali Bongo's ability to rule. The government has said the situation is under control after… Read more »
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Gabon: Four Arrests After Coup Bid - Govt
RFI, 7 January 2019
A reported coup d'etat in Gabon mounted by five military officers in the early hours of Monday morning has been thwarted, according to a government spokesman. Read more »
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Gabon: Things are Under Control, Says Govt
Premium Times, 7 January 2019
The Ali Bongo-led government in Gabon has announced that an attempt to topple the administration had failed and four of the plotters have been arrested and are in custody. Read more »
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Gabon: Govt Announces Arrest of Soldiers Attempting Coup
allAfrica, 7 January 2019
Most of the soldiers who seized the headquarters of national radio in Libreville have been arrested, according to a government spokesperson. He said another one is on the run,… Read more »
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Gabon: Soldiers Seize Radio Station in Attempted Coup - Reports
allAfrica, 7 January 2019
Soldiers in the Gabon army are being reported to be attempting a coup after taking over a radio station in the capital of Libreville. Read more »