>Soldiers in Gabon have launched a coup d’etat while the country’s president, Ali Bongo, is undergoing medical treatment in Morocco, according to a broadcast on local radio.
>Soldiers were heard on national radio on early Monday morning, saying they were disappointed by Bongo’s message to the nation and announcing that they were setting up a “restoration council.”
>The soldier, who identified himself as Lieutenant Kelly Ondo Obiang, urged fellow soldiers and citizens to get weapons and to take control of military bases, checkpoints, airports, and transportation.
Trump has 80 soldiers on standby to get Americans out of the country.
Noah Gonzalez
What is Gabon? Who the fuck is Ali Bongo?
Zachary Lee
Reminder that Jammeh did nothing wrong.
Luke Perry
OHMYGOD WW3 STARTED OVER THE COUP IN GABON literally like my vidya games
Julian Gutierrez
Shithole country full of AIDS and ebola. It has tons of oil, and the Bongo family has been in power for 50+ years. Dude had a stroke and is thought to be incapable, so they're hiding him in Morocco.
Could be the Chicomms trying to get another sphere of influence in Africa.
Ethan Cruz
a coup just flew over my house!
Xavier Wright
rip potus boingo
Adam Bennett
OOHhhhhh bingo bango bongo I don't wanna leave the Congo oh no no no no noooooo
>It has tons of oil 200k bbl/d I mean, it counts. Canada has 3-4M bbl/d and exports most of it. JUST SAYING. Just for reference. Just as a point of comparison. ycharts.com/indicators/gabon_oil_production Gabon's production went down recently. The US probably didn't like that. Maybe it has potential for even more production than in the past.
Very fair point. It also matters a lot less at a time when the U.S. is coming closer to being truly energy independent, but other countries would probably like steady access to their output.
Plus, China is swallowing Africa, one dictatorship at a time.
