Tag: ECOWAS
GABON MILITARY COUP: HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW
Military personnel who took control in Gabon in a coup on Wednesday appointed Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema as the country’s interim leader. His troops had previously triumphantly paraded Gen. Nguema through the streets of Libreville. Ali Bongo, the ousted president, appeared in a video at his residence, urging his “friends all over the world” to […]
ECOWAS Suspend Guinea As People Celebrate After Military Coup
Guinea has been suspended from the West African main regional bloc ECOWAS after a military coup in the capital, Conakry, that arrested and removed President Alpha Condé on Sunday. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met with coup leaders on Friday and have suspended Guinea without further sanctions after initially urging the “immediate return to […]