A group of military personnel in Gabon announced on television this Wednesday the cancellation of the presidential election that re-elected Ali Bongo Ondimba on Saturday and the dissolution of all democratic institutions.
The announcement was made in a press release read on the Gabon 24 television channel, owned by the country’s president, by about a dozen Gabonese soldiers.
Noting “irresponsible and unpredictable management, which leads to a constant deterioration of social cohesion, which risks leading the country into chaos (…), it was decided to protect the world by putting an end to the current regime,” said one of the soldiers.
Internet connections were restored hours after the military coup and three days after they were cut off by the government, citing “risk of violence” on presidential election day.
According to Agence France Presse journalists, the “Internet” system was restored after the announcement of a military coup that announced the “end of the regime.”
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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