Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba has solicited help, hours after he was put under house arrest by members of his presidential guard in an ongoing coup attempt on Wednesday. Bongo, who confirmed his arrest in a video circulating on social media and verified by Al Jazeera, called on calls on citizens to “make noise” after the coup attempt. The coup leaders said his family and his doctors were with him in his home. They also said the election results were cancelled, all borders closed until further notice and state institutions dissolved. The state institutions they declared dissolved included the government, the senate, the national assembly, the constitutional court and the election body.

Source: Daily Observer August 31, 2023 07:21 UTC