ADDIS ABABA – Gabon has been suspended from its African Union (AU) membership after a military ousted president President Ali Bongo from power on Wednesday. The decision was made by the AU Peace and Security Council after a meeting on Thursday afternoon. The army took over power in the West African nation after the results of a contested election declared President Bongo as the winner of a third term. The African Union Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat was quick to condemn the military’s move used “as a means out of the current post-electoral crisis”. Gabon is yet another former French colony in West Africa to experience a coup – following Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Niger.

Source: Ethiopian News September 01, 2023 16:13 UTC