The government in Gabon says the “situation is under control” and that rebels there have been arrested after military officers seized state media and announced they had leadership of the country. The ...

Aug. 30 (UPI) --Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba, in a Wednesday statement from house arrest, appealed to his supporters to "raise your voice" against a military coup after army officers took over ...

(Reuters) -Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday and had placed President Ali Bongo under house arrest. "The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Moussa ...

(Bloomberg) -- Gabonese authorities said they put down an attempted coup by a group of mutineering soldiers who’d seized control of the national broadcaster and vowed to “save a democracy in danger.” ...

(Bloomberg) -- Soldiers in Gabon appointed the head of the republican guard as the OPEC member state’s new leader, hours after placing President Ali Bongo under house arrest and annulling elections in ...

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon's government thwarted an attempted military coup on Monday, retaining control of the oil-rich West African nation after two plotters were killed and other army officers ...

Lt. Obiang Ondo Kelly (center) reads a statement on state television saying the military has seized control of the government. AP LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Soldiers in Gabon have appeared on state ...

Jan. 7 (UPI) --The Gabon army moved Monday to fill the power vacuum in the west African nation by taking over a national radio station -- the latest signs of instability since its president had a ...