Tiksa Negeri / Reuters The soldiers declared their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo, who is recovering from a stroke in Morocco. LIBREVILLE, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup attempt early on Monday, seizing the state radio station and declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo, who is recovering from a stroke in Morocco. A source close to the government said there were gunshots around the national television station, but that the plotters appeared to be a small group of soldiers. His re-election in 2016 was marred by claims of fraud and violent protest. Bongo won re-election in 2016 by fewer than 6,000 votes, sparking deadly clashes between protesters and police during which the parliament was torched.

Source: Huffington Post January 07, 2019 07:52 UTC