The statement said Soldiers from Gabon’s Republican Guard have launched a coup “to restore democracy” in the West African country, while imposing a curfew in the capital, and the internet has been cut. (Gabon State TV via AP) (Associated Press)LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Gabon’s government has retained control of the West African country after an attempted military coup early Monday, the government said. Five army officers who took over state radio in the coup attempt have been arrested, government spokesman Guy-Betrand Mapangou, told Radio France International. The African Union affirmed its support for the Bongo government. “The African Union strongly condemns the coup attempt this morning in Gabon,” the head of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said on Twitter.

Source: Washington Post January 07, 2019 07:33 UTC