Military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup early Monday morning, seizing the state radio station and declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo, who is recovering from a stroke in Morocco. The radio message was broadcast at around 4:30 a.m. local time. 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. He slurred some of his words and did not move his right arm, but otherwise appeared in decent health. Bongo has been president since succeeding his father, Omar, who died in 2009.

Source: CBC News January 07, 2019 06:56 UTC