Published: Aug 31, 2023, 03:05 IST | Updated: Aug 31, 2023, 03:05 IST
Military Officers in Gabon said that they had ceased power on Wednesday placing the president under house arrest and aiming for a new leader. After the poll body announced that Ali Bongo Ondimba had won a third term saying that they represented the armed forces. The officers declared on TV that the election results were cancelled and later announced Brice Oligui Nguema as the enw leader.