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The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council said it has decided on Gabon's membership following this week's military coup.
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| Gabonese security forces patrol the streets of the capital Libreville, after a group of military officers declared their takeover, August 30, 2023. |
The body “decides to immediately suspend Gabon’s participation in all activities of the AU, its organs and institutions until constitutional order is restored in the country,” Al Jazeera reported, citing a statement on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that the AU “strongly condemns the military takeover of power in the Republic of Gabon, which overthrew President Ali Bongo on 30 August 2023.”
The announcement came after a council meeting on the situation in Gabon following the August 30 coup, amid a disputed election in which Ali Bongo Ondimba was declared the winner. The military takeover ended nearly six decades of Bongo family rule and created a difficult equation for a region that has struggled to cope with eight coups since 2020.
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