Brussels 26.04.2021 Two successive attacks on commercial vessels have just taken place in the Gulf of Guinea. On Friday (April 23), a container ship was attacked 130 nautical miles northwest of the island of Sao Tome (1 ° 27 North and 4 ° 38 East). The pirates were able to board the Contship New, which…
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Gabon conceals details of coup d’état
Gabon concealed the details of an attempted military coup d’état, killing two suspected plotters and capturing seven others just hours after they took over state radio in a bid to end 50 years of rule by President Ali Bongo’s family. There have been over 200 coups in Africa, but are they becoming less frequent? #Gabon…
Gabon coup d’état failed
The situation in Gabon is “under control” following an attempted military coup, a spokesman for the government said. All five of military who attempted to seize power have been arrested by the authorities. The junior officers claimed they took part in the coup “to restore democracy” in oil-rich Gabon, where the President’s family has ruled…
Trump deploys troops in Gabon ready to act
The US military has deployed additional soldiers to Gabon amid fears of violent protests in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the aftermath of the presidential elections. 80 US troops sent to #Gabon because of electoral upheaval in the Democratic Republic of the #Congo, one Congo away https://t.co/oOVGkpgU0X — RT (@RT_com) January 5, 2019 President…
Gabon’ dangers of human rights abuses
“One year after the heavily contested presidential elections in Gabon, the situation has reached a stalemate, with no prospect of a political solution to the country’s divisions and to the crisis” – said the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini, addressing September plenary of the European Parliament. .@FedericaMog speech at the European Parliament urgency on #Gabonhttps://t.co/hytwHxuzKp…
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