Soldiers in Gabon declare coup after president wins re-election



President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has held power for nearly 60 years, was placed under house arrest by soldiers in Gabon, Africa, after the announcement of his re-election, leading to borders being shut down and curfews put into place. NBC News’ Ellison Barber shares the latest.

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28 comments

  1. It’s an OPEC country with 2 million people. 😂how are they poor?

  2. I love it !! Get the French puppets out of power

  3. I’ll believe this one when they tell the French to leave.. Ali Bongos cousin is now President seems kinda fake

  4. Going down the list…

  5. One family 55 years !!!? Is Gabon a village or a country!!!

  6. Correct. This nonsense has to stop.

  7. He didn't win Re-election. Just like Joke Biden he stole an Election.

  8. Next must be the president of Angola , he doing nothing also only getting Rich for himself and family

  9. Africa independent is fake. We are still controlling by the western countries. Western countries are still using our bad old leaders. Democracy in Africa is no working for us

  10. You arrive the end of your goverment !

  11. You call them to do what to you ?

  12. Coups in cabon ur men that is got

  13. The world knows what the Cabal has done and all are going to fall.

  14. Ohhhh better accuse them of election interference for questioning the results!

  15. I’m from Ghana and though we practice democracy I don’t mind if other presidents of certain countries act as a monarchy . As long as u create the jobs and improve the economy. How can a country of less than 3 million and one of the oil rich countries in Africa languish in poverty with high rate of unemployment.

  16. Guess who doesn't care!!

  17. Kick the United States out of your countries Africa

  18. Africans waking up on the continent is a beautiful thing

  19. Workers MUST own and control the means of production.

  20. Africa 🌍 has had enough of the Colonialists and Imperialists. Best Wishes to Gabon 🇬🇦 and their New Government 👍💞🕊️

  21. Religious wars. Wars and rumors of wars. Prophecy. Haven't you read.

  22. He did not win, he forged it ! He is a corrupt leader !

  23. Revolution has finally come to the African continent. More family dynasties will fall, Cameroon and Togo are next.

  24. Hoping for a new start to a same problem…. But they are willing to work on labor day

  25. You can tell how poor they are when t here is no mike stand. Someone has to hold the mike

  26. First thing I want to know is how corrupt this Gabon president is. And if it was a true democracy or not. If not, then coups are only a natural part of history and I won't condemn it.