General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema took the oath in the presidential palace in front of a packed, boisterous room of government officials, military and local leaders in Libreville
The continent has witnessed 10 uprisings by the armed forces in four years and promises of transition periods to make way for civilian governments are not being honored
In a video apparently from detention in his residence, President Ali Bongo Ondimba called on people to ’make noise’ to support him. But crowds instead took to the streets of the capital and sang the national anthem to celebrate the coup
French President vowed to reduce the number of French troops in Africa under a “new security partnership”
