Ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo can go abroad for medical checkups, according to the country’s transitional government.
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Gabonese General, Brice Oligui Nguema, who last week led a coup ending 55 years of rule by the Bongo dynasty, was sworn in on Monday as interim president, AFP journalists saw.
The African Union (AU) has suspended Gabon’s membership in the wake of the coup in the Central African country.
A former Minister of Aviation in Nigeria, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that more military coups should be expected in Africa.
Bongo called on the people of Gabon to “make noise,” saying in a brief video he had been illegally detained at his residence.
The European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, on Wednesday, said EU defence ministers are to discuss the situation in Gabon.
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is under house arrest and one of his sons has been arrested for “treason”, military officers said Wednesday, hours after announcing they had overthrown the government.
China on Wednesday called for “all sides” in Gabon to guarantee the safety of President Ali Bongo Ondimba after a group of military officers said they were “putting an end to the current regime” in the West African nation.
Speaking at a pre-match press conference, Malo, said his team had remobilised after their 1-3 loss to Senegal in the semifinals, adding that the Stallions were now in the best of conditions ahead of the third place match.
Aubameyang tested positive for the virus after arriving in Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this month.
Andre Ayew gave the Black Stars the lead, but Jim Allevinah’s superb 88th-minute strike earned Gabon a point.
Frenchman Patrice Neveu unveiled the squad at a press conference in the political capital Libreville on Saturday.
In a statement by his special Adviser on Media, Alhaji Garba Deen Muhammad, on Friday in Abuja, the countries include Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo Brazzaville and South Sudan.
Aubameyang and his teammates were stuck at the airport in the Gambia after arriving for a qualifying game.
Aubameyang used social media to highlight their plight after arriving at Banjul airport on Sunday, ahead of Monday’s Group D clash in the Gambian capital.
Dertin Amores stunned the home fans when he put Pelican in front after just four minutes courtesy of a free kick.
Member of the Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee, Alhaji Babagana Kalli, will take charge as Match Commissioner when Ghana’s Black Meteors, 1992 Olympics bronze medallists, take on their Gabonese counterparts in Accra on Saturday in a first round, second leg qualifier for the 3rd Africa U23 Cup of Nations.
A player in the Gabonese first division, Herman Tsinga, has died after collapsing during a game in Libreville, local media reported on Monday.
Following reports of attempted military takeover in Gabon, President Muhammadu Buhari has called for respect for constitutional provisions in the oil-rich west-central African nation.
Cousin’s appointment has been confirmed by the Gabon Football Federation who were last week heavily criticised by Aubameyang for the arbitrary appointment of his father Pierre Aubame as co-coach alongside Cousin.