The European Union (UN) has rejected the seizure of power by force in Gabon and called for restraint from all parties, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement on Thursday. A military junta on Wednesday said it had seized power and placed President Ali Bongo under house arrest while cancelling election results that had handed Bongo a third term. “The challenges facing Gabon must be resolved in accordance with the principles of the rule of law, constitutional order and democracy. He added that the EU shared “serious concerns” about the way in which the presidential election that preceded the coup was organised and conducted. Earlier, Borrell said during a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers in Spain that the Gabonese election had been “plagued by irregularities”.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 31, 2023 15:24 UTC