>> i think there's a difference between the coup in gabon and elsewhere because the coup leaders in gabonot seem to want to exploit the so-called anti-french sentiment. they were insiders in the bongo system. general brice oligui nguema worked with both omar bongo and ali bongo and benefited financially. they knew election that took place last saturday made them -- put them in great danger. they wanted to intervene before a pop the revolt -- popular revolt. i don't know what daniel thinks about this hyper thesis, but i think they want to keep part of the system to continue to enjoy it. on the part of the french, they tend to play dumb. if you watch french television come to ask russians like, how come africans like men in uniforms? how come -- do they like flood were prudent so much? -- do they like vladimir putin so much? there government and their own indifference for so many years is bearing a heavy responsibility in what we see now. i think we might be witnessing the second independence. a new decolonization process. and all of this pro-russian feeling in africa might be more pragmati

what will this do to gabon�*s credit rating? it what will this do to gabon's credit ratin: ?ating? it won't change the nation's credit rating. _ rating? it won't change the nation's credit rating, but _ rating? it won't change the nation's credit rating, but we _ rating? it won't change the nation's credit rating, but we have - rating? it won't change the nation's credit rating, but we have been - rating? it won't change the nation's| credit rating, but we have been able to assign a very good credit rating to assign a very good credit rating to assign a very good credit rating to a small part, to 4% of our debts, and we hope we will be able to replicate the sort of deal for the oceans, but also for our forests and by doing this partnership with the us we elevate our credit ratings and make these sorts of deals much more viable. ., ~' , ., do not adjust your set. you are not seeing double. this little fellow was born a month ago with two heads and the odds of that are thought to be about one in 100,000. fit, and the odds of that are thought to be about one in 100,000. fix, bit a

i. ., ,, gabon. on the point you make about the _ gabon.point you make about the view this is - about the view this is different to the other recent coups africa, eco— wires in the wake of the coup in niger was worried about contagion in the area but am interested to hear why you think it's different this time. i why you think it's different this time-— why you think it's different this time. i think ecowas is riaht to this time. i think ecowas is right to have _ this time. i think ecowas is right to have a _ this time. i think ecowas is right to have a broad - this time. i think ecowas is i right to have a broad concern and the state department of the us also indicated specific concern today about what's going on in gabon which i quickly agree with even i don't work for them anymore but what i would say is the antecedents to this coup had nothing to do with other countries, nothing to do with fundamentalism, they have nothing to do with religious schisms, but what it does have is a very specific gabon related reasons behind it. ~ ~' gabon

gabon, many did not see it coming.pated there would be these elections, accusations and counter accusations and the government and the opposition but the coup came as a total surprise. we would want to remember the fact that things were not going well and gabon. saturday, while the elections were ongoing, the government decided to cut the internet and did not want observers in the country, meaning they did not want foreign media, of these things -- but a coup, many did not see that coming and it is a big surprise to many. mark: thank you very much indeed for joining us, our correspondent in cameroon looking at the broader aspects of how this is development. we will bring you more analysis throughout this program live from paris, the military coup in gabon, a transition leader named and of course we will be looking for all development from the country as we go through this program. next russia has launched a severe series of attacks, air attacks on ukraine's capital did the mayor of kyiv confirming the incidents. air de

gabon.luded in the association of exporting countries, custody plus the sale of hydrocarbons gives 43% of bb the main buyers are china japan australia usa india south korea, while gabon itself consumes only a small part of its own production in the country there is one sagar refinery. ollari finere, which is only partially belongs to the government. ghana at the state. there are also large reserves of natural gas. they are estimated at more than 28 billion cubic meters by oil markets, at this stage they remain stable and do not yet react to the situation in ghana, gabon produces 20,000 barrels per day. these are significant volumes, but not enough to provoke a shock in the world oil markets, nevertheless, it is very important to observe the behavior of regional players now, because this will determine in the end. will the coup be successful or will those who have taken power in the country will be under pressure from neighboring countries, one of the most important natural resources of wood

i think this is what — is now happening in gabon?ions _ is now happening in gabon? i think this is what the opinions seem - is now happening in gabon? i think this is what the opinions seem to l this is what the opinions seem to think, but there is no immediate similarities. in the case of niger, it was at the elected president in office who was overthrown by the army. although still confused, following the announcement of the results of the controversial general election, and any military questions it, whether rightly or wrongly, especially those of the security sector, denouncing also the cooperation with france. in gabon, the results of the election that had been cancelled where the trigger of the situation. however, beyond the elections, it is the anti—bongo system that has been set and the bongo system that has been put into question. bongo system that has been put into cuestion. . ~ bongo system that has been put into cuestion. ., ,, , ., , bongo system that has been put into cuestion. ., ,, i. , . question. thank you very much

we will continue to examine the issue of gabon and nigeria today.opean countries and feeds, i think, common to both they have a huge amount of uranium, radio man naft, the information of the subscribers of the country so far, the western regions of the 7 -center children's program, in fact, in this order, it is actually announced that a picture of a big shop, the quality of your voice is not in good condition, i will contact you again in this month, in this regard, from the viewers of the world today. i also apologize. we will continue the news. in his speech at a joint press conference with his syrian counterpart in damascus, the iranian foreign minister emphasized tehran's continued efforts and the need to respond to the attacks of the zionist regime on this country. this country also visited amir abdullahian announced that the purpose of this trip was to follow up on the recent accidents between the presidents of iran and syria. referring to the statements of moose and riyadh officials about syria during his recent trip to saudi arabia, the forei

that is not the case in gabon.es, it was insecurity but the fact that the democratically elected leaders, the people felt those leaders cannot handle the security situation. and so there was growing frustration. in the case of gabon, it is frustration with leadership, but also with this particular family and to the way the country has been ruled over the past 63 years. >> thank you for your input. ukraine has sent waves of drones deep into russian territory in one of its biggest attacks since the start of the war. the drones hit at least six regions inside russia. the strikes destroyed military assets including transport aircraft. >> a drone attack on a russian air base. 700 kilometers from ukraine. russian antiaircraft missiles repel some of the drones, but four russian aircraft on the ground sustained damage. the kremlin was quick to assign blame. >> the acts of the ukrainian regime will not go unpunished. law-enforcement structures are investigating and documenting all facts of shelling by ukraine militants and

mr 0ndimba and his father have ruled gabon for over 50 years.writing in statement: a short while ago i spoke with former us ambassador to gabon, eric benjaminson, about the coup. eric benjaminson, thanks forjoining us. president bongo was elected shortly before your ambassadorship to gabon. what do you make of his removal so soon after his re—election? i think my broadest statement and, by the way, i should say thank you for having me on, i very much appreciate it, the broadest statement i can make is, nothing in gabon is ever as it seems. he is a complicated figure, the coup has complicated reasons, and again, at a broad level, i would say, we should not associate it with the other coups going on in africa recently. this one is entirely separate from the others. i am a little surprised by the coup. there was an attempt at this at the last election but it failed. i guess he has not understood how badly some of his actions or maybe lifestyle has hurt him with regular people in gabon. 0n the point you make about you view this as different from the

and so it brings you about how the feeling is across gabon on the streets of gabon as well.and of course, it brings to question whether or not the military leadership is going to be in gabon. what has the military leadership said then? we heard a little bit of that statement. what do we know about who's going to be in charge, how long for what their intentions are? well, after the announcement of the house arrest of ali bongo, the military were seen hailing and praising one of the us general he's the head of the presidential guard and he has been tipped as being favourite to lead the country, of course. now, he hasn't confirmed. he says that he's still not confirmed. but of course, the popular opinion suggests that he will be the one. but we are monitoring that to see. and just after that announcement, just during the announcement, it was also said that a couple of state officials were arrested on charges of treason, embezzlement and others. among them was the son of ali bongo. and so it is a high stakes situation currently in gabon. high stakes situation. is there any threa

gabon is a former french colony, located on the west coast of central africa. won just under two thirds of the votes in an election the opposition argued was fraudulent. concerns over delays in returning the election results led to an internet shutdown, and a night—time curfew by the government. mr bongo came to power when his father omar died in 2009. if he has been overthrown, it would end his family's 53—year hold on power in gabon. live now to paul melly, consulting fellow for the africa programme at the international affairs think tank chatham house. thank you very much forjoining us, paul. first of all, to construe the events of this morning. basically, it was very. _ events of this morning. basically, it was very. very _ events of this morning. basically, it was very, very early _ events of this morning. basically, it was very, very early hours - events of this morning. basically, it was very, very early hours of. events of this morning. basically, | it was very, very early hours of the morning, when most people in gabon was still asleep. the results of

gabon is a former french colony located on the west coast of central africa. bongo had won just under two—thirds of the votes in an election the opposition argued was fraudulent. concerns over delays in returning the election results led to an internet shutdown, and a night—time curfew by the government. mr bongo came to power when his father 0mar died in 2009. if he is overthrown, it would end his family's 53—year hold on power in gabon. france has joined other countries in condemning events in gabon and called for the election result to be respected. it's the latest in a series of military takeovers in west and central africa. 0ur regional africa editor, will ross, has been following developments from the kenyan capital nairobi. president ali bongo has been in power since 2009. and during that time, much like during his father's time in office, it was really a patronage system. and over the last, well, five years or so, there have been some pretty shaky times for the president. there was another attempted coup, we were told. also, the president a few years a

vladimir putin by the head of the state development corporation african revolt military coup now in gabon a blow to france with its interest is already the second country where anti-colonial sentiments lead to a change, power, what's next world -class cluster maskino cinema park dozens of venues huge opportunities for outdoor shooting and not only and this is just the beginning of everything is gaining momentum the latest data from the gelendzhik region where they are struggling with a powerful natural fire. more than 100 hectares of forest have already burned out, but the situation is gradually being brought under control ; 500 people are involved in the liquidation, dozens of pieces of equipment and helicopters of the ministry of emergency situations, two b200 aircraft, rescuers on the ground are helping volunteers. managed to save the houses on the slope of the fire cut off the path there were no dead and the affected resort area is off to the side, but the flames threatened a large sa. its park managed to defend footage from the scene from dmitry kochetkov 200 altair fills up with wat

income gabon, but a third of the country's citizens are below the poverty line. the president's family , on the contrary, is one of the richest in gabon, according to the benefits of the artificial snow palace, and a video where the head of state makes his subordinates get wet in the rain became viral under the rule of the bongo family gabon, a former colony of france gave. almost the main ally of this country in in equatorial africa, antimba is married to a gabonese of french descent, he speaks french, english and arabic, but does not speak any of the languages ​​of the local ethnic groups and sends a signal to all friends around the world. raise the noise protesting, because my family and i were arrested, where my son keeps his wife separately, and i am in my residence. i understand what's going on well emmanuelle macron paid a visit to moonshine in paris last took in june gamon has large oil reserves manganese, and uranium are mined primarily by french companies. the fifth republic keeps its military base on the territory of gabon, where about 350 soldiers are

fromman ali to chad and niger and now gabon. majority of those occurred in french-speaking nations where they have interests. they are the eighth largest producer of oil and second largest mag niece deposits in the world. two companies dominate the business sector and third of its estimated 2.3 million people live in poverty. france has 400 soldiers permanently stationed there. as we report from the capital of niger, france appears to be losing its grip. >> attempted or successful coup on the in the event. bongo grows the list of those is a strain in west and central africa. >> growing insecurity has given the main course in change of governments in mali. supporters of the coup seeing france of proposing up leaders. >> niger has more than supplying with fuel. but the population that the former colonial power has fail to improve their lives or bring in attacks in niger and elsewhere which is some of the reasons advanced by some of the leaders of the military coup last month. >> and the sentiments are high in mali and niger. the t

the share booking of fossil molly now gabon. what is it about these former french colonies that made some time ground? for course of the thing is because of the inheriting the political culture fit within the, from the fully governance system. power and very much centralized within the presidents as well as the office of the presidency so that that can lead to abuse of power. it can lead to the emergence of dominant parties and as a result, overall in the nation. a society of rama to research network, for example, put on a pool in 2022. we stipulated that 66 percent of the news believe that the minute she would do a bit, they wouldn't mind the military coming into power in the effect that elected leaders weren't doing the right job. and if you look at that particular um, research that was done, similar sentiments are fun across us from the front of the pen country. so what do you realize is that, you know, in these countries, you have high levels of corruption from how less participatory forms of governance as a result of disabi

the african union has suspended gabon from all activities following wednesdays. cool. the opposition alliance in gabon says that the country should be grateful to the military leaders and so power at or calling on them to finish counting the votes from wednesdays, presidential election, the president of south africa is describing the depth of 74 people, including a dozen children in a fire in an abandoned building as a wake up to the 5 story building in johannesburg had been taken over by many homeless and vulnerable people were then forced to pay rent to criminal to former leaders of the us fluoride group known as the pro boys have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in the us capsule rights. both were accused of being instigators, any storming of congress, 2 years. at least 43 people have been killed when violence broke out. that a protest in eastern democratic republic of congo, the army says that they were killed when a plan to protest against united nations peacekeepers was broken up since last year . the un mission has based public backlash as many say

this is not the first military birth in gabon in recent years. 2019, albongo managed to suppress the rebellion, however, this time things are different. it seems that the security forces are organized. they not only blocked the work of state institutions, but also took into custody the inner circle of the president as part of the organizers coup, military from the presidential guard, green berets, army officers and policemen from the presidential entourage arrested for high treason large-scale embezzlement of budget money international financial fraud as part of a criminal group and drug trafficking in the country two terms previously held the post of head of the ministry of defense of ghana power inherited by his father omar bongandiba, essentially stra. for more than half a century, the gabon dynasty ruled is a former french colony, although in recent years gabon has tried to distance itself from the fifth the republic glanced towards great britain, even joined the british commonwealth of nations against this background, whether bonganding ofte

gabon has a history of, you know, the bongo family ruling for several decades.posed in the country and he is attempting his third presidential term and they're not happy about it. what tends to happen in gabon this out of the elections, internet is shut down so that opposition parties are not able to collect independently to results and then gabon announces what they wish and get on with it and i think this time the country has had enough, the military decided they would have to intervene and that is what is happening at the moment. tell us more about ali bongo and his family. mi tell us more about ali bongo and his famil . �* 1, ., ., tell us more about ali bongo and his famil . �* i, ., ., , ., , family. ali bongo rule for 42 years and there are _ family. ali bongo rule for 42 years and there are a _ family. ali bongo rule for 42 years and there are a couple _ family. ali bongo rule for 42 years and there are a couple of - family. ali bongo rule for 42 years and there are a couple of militaryl and there are a couple of military basesin and there are a couple o

the same family has been in power in gabon since 1967. is niger, which also saw a military takeover last month. it's been a key western ally in the fight against violent extremism in an increasingly unstable region, along with some highly suspicious elections and eight coups in just three years, democracy in africa is taking a battering. as people celebrate the military takeover in gabon, many on the continent are wondering, where's next? will ross, bbc news. the global video gaming industry is big business, reckoned to be worth around £250 billion — more than $300 billion. well now, one big media company, netflix, has been telling the bbc about its plans to increase its presence in the gaming world, as steffan powell reports from liverpool. thanks to shows like stranger things, squid game, the crown and others, netflix helped change the entertainment landscape. now, if i said to you i was on the set of a netflix production, this isn't necessarily what you'd have in mind. you'd be thinking of big spaces, with cameras, actors and directors

in the video, we see someone who looks like gabon's public executor. we know this because coup leaders announced so in a public -- in an address on national television, and we don't have any information on their whereabouts, but the coup plotters promised that all those arrested will "answer for their actions." some of the things in this video do stack up with things we know to be true, but until we can verify it with witnesses or receive official statements confirm it, we will not show it, but it is something we can keep an eye on. >> emerald always keeping her finger on the pulse with what is true and what is fake. there is more coming up in just a bit. we will see you then. >> follow our international journalists on france 24. douglas herbert. angela diffley. robert parsons. philip terrell. and armen georgian. from the newsroom to the studio or live on air, they are on standby 24/7 to analyze world events. tackling historic, geopolitical, economic, or environmental issues, or -- our experts get to the heart of international news stories and contribu

alan bernard, he changed ali after after his father, who ruled gabon for 42 years, converted to islamool in france graduated from the university with arbuns. he tried to play music, but was quickly introduced into politics and soon became the country's defense minister after the death of his father in 2009. despite protests, he was elected the new head of state. foreign policy focused on paris in the 2016 elections won by a margin of just 5 1/2 thousand votes next. mass protests and the first coup attempt the rebellion was perceived by the inhabitants of gabon, 30% of whom still live below the poverty line. despite the fact that the country is rich in natural resources , oil revenues cover almost 40% of gdp and account for about 70% of exports. black gold prices have already jumped while french stocks have fallen french eramed mining company is halting manganese mining and postponing rail transport operations of the main port - the capital is stopped, the elected head of state asks him to help. i turn to to all our friends around the world with a request to actively respond to what is

it doesn't have business with gabon. gabon is the member of the economic committee of states. that is no. ending with the african union has done is it has nominated three countries, senegal, cameroon, to come up with ideas in terms of how to approach the situation in gabon. but as time drags on, you know, the military sticks to its guns and digging its heels for that. we can see that it is already gaining some traction by these industries as time goes on. traction by these industries as time noes on. . ., . goes on. david, we have to leave it there, we goes on. david, we have to leave it there. we are _ goes on. david, we have to leave it there, we are about _ goes on. david, we have to leave it there, we are about to _ goes on. david, we have to leave it there, we are about to head - goes on. david, we have to leave it there, we are about to head to - goes on. david, we have to leave it there, we are about to head to a i there, we are about to head to a break, but thank you very much for joining us. an evolving situation they're in gabon. to stay with us. on the other side of

kabanov i note that gabon is a former french colony . prosperous and wealthy states in central africa, a military coup previously took place in another former french colony in nigeria, and this is how the events in gabon were commented on in the russian foreign ministry. moscow has received with concern the news of a sharp complication of the internal situation in this friendship, we continue to closely monitor the development of the situation, we continue to closely monitor the development of the situation, we count on its speedy stabilization, according to the russian embassy, ​​the pigs affected among, we recommend that our compatriots temporarily refrain from traveling to this country will receive additional points for the unified state examination applicants with a gold medal will receive five points silver up to three, as the head of the ministry of education sergey kravtsov confirmed the corresponding decision of the silver medal already adopted by the profile departments of departments to return to school again for the academic y

only in gabon.ason for the coup d'état gabon, the second country after niger in the last month, where the military seized power, the former colonies of france are emerging from the influence of the metropolis. and this is fraught for paris in many ways, one of which is extremely important is the supply of uranium for nuclear stations about the new alignment of forces on the african continent in the material of ivan blagov videos are circulating on social networks in which the population welcomes the military, someone even kneels and hugs people in uniform. the president himself, whom the rebels now call a simple gabonese, is crowding over the image of alibongo. apparently blocked in his residence, the network got his video message of his own son is in an unknown location. my wife is elsewhere. i am in residence right now. i am in residence and nothing happens. i don't know what's going on to the speech of the putists. it seems that the statement of the election commission has barely announced the vi

now in gabon.he state institution has been dissolved, and representatives of the former authorities are trying to save what they have. in the description of this video, it is said that in the footage the suitcases with cash that the minister of finance, the country’s officials wanted to hide, were detained, and a crowd of onlookers gathered around, which is obviously such money has never seen anyone leaving the political arena. elite formed yet in the absence of the deposed president of the amaringa, who ruled the country for 32 years, it is especially significant that the coup was started by a person closely associated with this clan, at the head of the path is a person appointed by the lobster himself. that is, he was at the very center of the system, it should be remembered that the republican guard, which he represents, had to ensure the protection of all institutions. however, in reality, it was used only to protect the personality of the head of state, and once it rose, this is a clear sign t

missiles, which today me the height of the expiration date 20 years ago , the deposed president of gabon recorded video message and stated that he did not understand what was happening and the blue moon. the natural satellite of the earth today does not look quite normal in a few minutes. consider the night sky, live this program. today with you. artyom kolodkin we start with the news of the last hours. donetsk explosives experts examined the ammunition with which the cities of the dpr were shelled today. and they found out that this american delay is another factual confirmation that the west is supplying ukraine with the old, in fact. a long- decommissioned weapon is a place that is at the training ground for recycling, in particular the markings on those found today. the wreckage of american agm-88 harm missiles indicates that they were not released earlier than the ninety-sixth year, but given that the shelf life of such ammunition according to the passport is only 5 years. it turns out that he came out more than 20 years ago, yevgeny golovanov, and today, under the investigation of

i have no further information prepared for this turn in gabon, judging by the signals that come fromelligence turned out to be. however, the coup does not at all mean a sharp change in the course of the country, according to some reports, the leader of the gabonese rebels has serious support from the united states. so paris may simply not have the strength or spirit to enter into an open confrontation with washington, even if this is fraught with the loss of another former colony on the territory africa anastasia popova la bernadsky message, european bureau. a panda cub was born in russia for the first time juyi and ding-ding, a mother carefully guards her child. and even the sex of the baby has not yet been found out, and such a rare replenishment of marina gromova was equally eagerly awaited by both russia and china, world-class events, the result of great diplomatic work and great love, two bamboo ding-ding bears and ruyi pandas of the moscow zoo became parents. and here are the first quivering frames, tiny no larger than a human palm. a cub in its paws, a caring mother, ding-ding

i don't have any additional information, they are not ready for such a turn in gabon.ignals that come from paris, french intelligence also turned out to be. however, the coup does not mean a sharp a change in the course of the country, according to some reports, the leader of the gabonese rebels have serious support from the united states. so paris may simply not have the strength or spirit to enter into an open confrontation with washington, even if it is fraught with the loss of another former colony in africa anastasia popovich bernadsky european bureau. rostov region celebrated the 80th anniversary of the breakthrough of the strongest defensive line of the germans on the don and the liberation of the inhabitants on the anniversary , the president congratulated, and the outstanding artists paid tribute to the feat of soviet soldiers on the sambek heights of the memorial complex veronica has details from just the combination of the text of the music and the place where they sound frost on the skin despite the fact that there is eternal heat on the don glory to the he

this is not the first military birth in gabon in recent years.was suppressed the uprising, however, this time things are different. it seems that the security forces are acting in an organized manner. they not only blocked the work of state institutions, but also took into custody the president’s inner circle , including the organizers of the coup, and military personnel from the presidential guard. green berets, army officers and police persons from the president's entourage were arrested for high treason; large-scale theft of budget money; international financial fraud within a criminal group; and drug trafficking or ganga one would have ruled the country for two terms previously served as head of the ministry of defense of ghana, the power was inherited by his father omar bongandib, in fact a country. for more than half a century, the gabon dynasty ruled is a former french colony. although in recent years gabon has tried to distance itself from the fifth republic, it has looked towards great britain, even joined the british commonwealth of nat

the area engulfed in fire has grown to 118 hectares a coup in gabon, one of the richest countries in africa, the military seized power and annulled the election results, what will happen next and how will other countries of the continent react? the area of ​​natural fire in gelendzhik has almost quadrupled from 30 to 18 hectares to help extinguish, honestly, two amphibious aircraft have already ruled the region. be-200 ground services also helicopters help, however, extinguishing from the air and dumping water. now the strong wind complicates, if alisa dmitrenko recognized the threat to the settlement all night rescuers extinguished the fire in gelendzhik, the fire area now reached 118 garars, fortunately there is no open fire, but there is a very strong smoke smell of smoke, you can still feel the action in the city and gelendzhik itself is 5 km away it is no longer visible. there , just a column of smoke over local fires , two mi-8 helicopters have been operating since 6:00 in the morning. they drop water in the sky appeared. uh, plane 2.200. he is also called phoebe there, he just

the same family has been in power in gabon since 1967.e bongo dynasty. these coups seem to be contagious. this is niger, which also saw a military takeover last month. it's been a key western ally in the fight against violent extremism in an increasingly unstable region, along with some highly suspicious elections and eight coups injust three years, democracy in africa is taking a battering. as people celebrate the military takeover in gabon, many on the continent are wondering, where's next? will ross, bbc news. in the uk the enquiry into how lucy letby was able to motor babies have seen an upgrade of a secretary enquiry led by a judge after criticisms from the victim's families. michael buchanan has more. hello, lucy, is it? can i step in for two seconds? yes. thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by her arrest, but what she did and why she killed, she has never explained to the families of her many victims. over 12 months, the nurse killed seven vulnerable babies and attempted to murder six others. the scale of her crimes are such th

in i urged the kremlin not to quote generalizing conclusions about the situation in gabon, as dmitryted, moscow is closely watching what is happening in an african country where the president has removed power. well, what is important, the news from gabon affects not only the african region, the borders are closed for a day in the country, a curfew has been introduced, peace, putting an end to the current regime of the newly elected president for a third term, was overthrown immediately after the announcement of the results of the voice of the presidential republican guard of her the commander of the prize headed the country's military intelligence. there he had a stroke, named at birth. alan bernard converted to islam at the age of 42 son went to school in flordra was introduced into politics and soon became the country's minister of defense the country's new head of state in foreign policy focused on paris in the 2016 elections won by a margin of only 5 1/2 love spells. the end of a long-term monarchy is how the people of ghana perceived the news of a successful rebellion 30% black

gabon's borders closed in the capital, completely fired, i note that gabon, a former french colony.rosperous and wealthy states in central africa, a previously military coup took place in another former french colony in nigeria, the states of the economic community of west africa announced. that they are preparing a military operation restoration of power in the country? in primorye , the consequences of a powerful flood are being eliminated in vladivostok alone, the amount of precipitation over the past day has exceeded the monthly norm . in the city , the tourist, khasansky district also began to drain under the water. there , the roads were washed out, the camp sites were damaged , several settlements were de-energized due to an accident without electricity. there were about 20,000 inhabitants of the find cut off from the outside world by almost 40 villages from the most affected areas is being evacuated, reportage. you see ksenia kolyshny. yes, there was water; no one climbed here. that's where we had water. that's all, he's on the porch today at 4:00 in the morning. they woke e

the whole school diamond fronds condemns the military coup taking place in gabon and friends, photos without the most attention to the develop a situation and reaffirms that the results of collections shouldn't be respected zone once again. during this year, the action of the french diplomatic network has been marked by the response to several major crises, the situation. and so dawn and the remarkable organization of the location of our nationals, the code the top in the share and know the situation and up on that we're following with the utmost attention. it seems like people are tired of wisdom back need is like i'm on the bundle and it's very evidence. it's in the kinds often embrace is that's we continue to see we've even had a lead within the european union. i'm saying that to this hasn't really badly affected the european state, the whole area starting which stands elastic under the public body. then looking at 5. so our need or maybe got on age and a very difficult situation. certainly the meanest is today, defense ministers and to model for the 1st meeting is to have to have

in the african state of gabon , the military came to power last night as a result of a coup.bodies and closed the borders after the electoral commission announced the victory of the incumbent president ali ben bongo odimba. son of an ex president of gabon entered his third term , the opposition had previously accused the authorities of numerous violations committed during the elections. i remember gabon is located on the west coast of equatorial africa, a former colony of france has large oil reserves, and more than a third of the country's population is below the poverty line. the embassy warned people living at home not to go near the windows and not to go onto the roof. prepares, possibly unrest, creating a supply of water food. give give give star hot food supermarket force from cafe restaurants for free. use the promo code eats yes and get a discount of 400 rubles. hello, i can't talk. i'm in the tape on the tape. i downloaded the application from bt, linked the account and pay with one touch for food for cashback. yes, i know i 'll call myself. we check employers with r

community of west africa and masat to embargo niger and attack this country, and now the people of gabon gathered in the capital in support of the coup, according to the associated press, in this gathering, the kabulis called the former regime illegal and corrupt. its collapse has left the entire continent of africa in poverty its people or its rich resources are nocturnal, but coup is a word that is hot with the african continent these days, after a month of the coup in niger, a country in west africa with rich uranium resources, a coup in gabon , a country in the west of the central regions, a country with resources rich in uranium and manganese, which is one of the largest oil producers in africa, africa died short since 1950, the illusion of this coup in gabon , about 220 coups have taken place in 45 african countries, which is nearly 44% of all coups in the world. by allah, the government of france and the west, which support the ruling governments stan failed to fulfill the people's demands and this is the most important reason for the people's support for coups. the recent coups i

rajabi of the new york radio and television news agency, a large number of people in the capital of gabon held a rally in support of the coup d'état in this country, celebrating and trampling , according to the report of the associated press, and the people in this rally called the sab system illegal. and they called it corrupt he expressed his satisfaction with its fall. maybe everyone knows the african continent with the poverty of its people or its rich resources, but coup is a word that is linked to the african continent these days, after a month has passed since the coup in niger, a country in west africa with rich uranium resources. a coup has reached gabon, a country in the west of central africa, a country with rich uranium and manganese resources, which is one of the largest oil producers in africa. from 1950 to this coup in gabon, about 220 coups have taken place in 45 african countries, which is nearly 44 percent. all the coups in the world are due to this expert africa says that france and the west, who support the ruling governments, failed to meet the people's demands, and t

gabon is a former french colony, located on the west coast of central africa.lectoral commission said president bongo had won just under two—thirds of the votes in an election the opposition argued was fraudulent. concerns over delays in returning the election results led to an internet shutdown, and a night—time curfew by the government. mr bongo came to power when his father omar died in 2009. if he has been overthrown, it would end his family's 50 three—year hold on power in gabon. —— 53—year—old. france has joined other countries in condemning events in gabon and called for the election result to be respected. it's the latest in a series of military takeovers in west and central africa live now to our regional africa editor will ross, who's in the kenyan capital nairobi. explain to viewers at home who may not know, a little bit about the background to the story. but what has happened in the last few years there, why is this happening now? president bongo has been in power since 2009. during that time, much like during his father's time in office, it was a p

there have been 50 coups since 1900 until this coup in gabon, about 220 coups in 45 countries.african happened to be nearly 44% of the total this is the reason for the coups in the world, this expert on africa says that france and the west, who support the ruling governments, could not fulfill the demands of the people, and this is the most important reason for the people's support for the coups. the recent coups in africa, despite the name of the coup, were not so hated. and it is not a rocket characteristic of the recent coup d'état against french-supporting governments, it is the people's support for them, the public opinion accepts it as a solution to get out of the corrupt situation of the french governments, a feature that made the people of gabon happy after the people of niger were happy. total freedom the country is my dream. what i have seen in the west is now a reality for us that the situation has become as if africans no longer want western democracy. you are talking about elections in our country while an election scandal has occurred in your country. for example,

i was there in 2017 when there was the last presidential election in gabon. and there was a real sense of frustration. i remember when the results were being right out and in certain regions and the outcome of the results was of 99.9 percent votes for all the bond go now for many that's just that's just not realistic. and they, they felt that the government was taking them for a ride, and there was also a sense that from the presidential palace where both you had next to the presidential policy of the french military base. but you also have the national television station where everything was controlled by a few people in this country of 2000000 people that lives in poverty. and that's why you're seeing so much anger. and i can tell you here in the car, which is also a former french calling you, but also not because in other regions, they're watching carefully what's happening in gabon. it is a real threat of institution. it was, we see this ways of discontent towards how democracy is being played out in the region. mostly in former french colonies. this happ

so this is not the case in gabon. the issue with good bone is the issue of trust in the democratic institutions and those institutions for many young people playing the hand of the elite and the lead that is, i'm willing to share the wealth of, of this country to uh, to the millions of people that live in good bone and poverty when we were last in the country, the, the, the difference between the wealth of the few, the rich and the poverty in which people live side by side wistar just behind the national assembly. there are people that are living on less than $2.00 a day and on the beach front are, are, are a large luxury car, is that are a, that are on the streets on the coordinator. so this inequality has feel the resentment towards the, the regime in place. and when i spoke to i only been going 2017, he said that he was gonna interest that just like his father had. but clearly that hasn't happened. and the situation has gone from bad to worse, but for the french me think of bon is significant because that are relia

it is a historic moment for gabon and it has repercussion for the region as a whole. laura, okay, and that kind of joining us that from center goal, bring us the latest on the events that and god for them. thanks very much today. so the overthrow of i live longer and the rest of his son as nick, was saying may spell the end of a family dentist day that dominate to the plesk landscape in the country. some more than 50 is. hi, mr. ave takes a look back now at his wise and full from power, the only bungle, came to power in 2009. he served as foreign and defense minister during the 40 year rule of his father hallmark. after he died. bonds next elected head of state, had a familiar name, oli, bundle, tried to distance himself from his father's legacy, a squandering good bones vast. but by 2016, he appeared to be following in his father's footsteps, consolidating his grip on power, winning the presidential election by just a few 1000 folks. voting was marked by violence and allegations of fraud. mass protest followed, and demonstrators burned down the parliament building. i

he started by explaining how we got to this point in gabon.ry stable. but then the political climate in anticipation of the actual elections was riddled already with fear and political tensions from both citizens and also the opposition. and those fears were mainly centred around a repeat of the violent post—electoral crisis that we have seen in 2016. when ali bongo was reelected amid accusations of rigged elections by his main opposition at the time. so following elections on saturdays, we see a kind of very fast evolutions in terms of a curfew that has been set and also internet that have been cut in some areas, broadcasting that have been suspended in the country. and then this was automatically followed by the opposition claiming victory, as we seen in 2016, and calling president bongo to concede his defeat. and then the surprise came then from the timing of the announcement of the elections results — coming to early in the morning and automatically followed by a military coup. and up to date, the one that appear to be the new strongman in

another coup d'état , the president of gabon was removed from his position , he is under house arrestwith his family, and ordinary the gabonese celebrate the change of power, which is now completely in the hands of the military institutions dissolved. this applies to the government of the senate of the national assembly of the constitutional court of economic social and environmental councils, as well as the electoral commission of gabon kashi gabon is a small republic on the gulf of guinea, not the poorest by african standards, of course, unemployment is more than 20%. a former colony of france, it gained formal independence in 1960, and in 1967 omar banku was elected president. he ruled until 2009, when he was replaced by the son of andibba, who is now under the rule of one wangu family it seemed their values, but everything suited them, bangko were comfortable back in the eighties journalists who criticized politics. paris in africa was characterized by an attitude of non-deviationism on the verge of caricature, and since then nothing has changed for a long time, the regime was one

ready the african union, the suspends gabon, the day after the military seized power following a dispute to deluxe the reserve in the 8th grade to have you with us. this is elsa 0 life from the also coming up, a fire in the building taken over for illegal housing in johannesburg, kills 74 people, including a dozen children. the president of south africa says it's a wake up to former leaders of the far right group. proud boys are jailed, a severe roll ended january 6th attack on the us capital and mexico. the addition coalition announces so she'll galvis a business woman with indigenous groups as their presidential can. the, the african union has suspended good bond from all activities following wednesdays, cool. after seizing power, the military cancelled. the election results in which president elli bongo, had been declared the winter. nicholas hank reports generals in gabon gather to pray for the success of police in grandma, the general that took down the 55 year long phone go dentist. after staging a cou on wednesday, in grandma arrested eli bung go after you was announced the winter

the same family has been in power in gabon since 1967.looks like the end of the bongo dynasty. these coups seem to be contagious. this is niger, which also saw a military takeover last month. it's been a key western ally in the fight against violent extremism in an increasingly unstable region. along with some highly suspicious elections and eight coups injust three years, democracy in africa is taking a battering. as people celebrate the military takeover in gabon, many on the continent are wondering, where's next? will ross, bbc news. all eyes in the world of football are still on luis rubiales. following the because he gave on the lips two to following the world cup final. the spanish football federation has called on him to resign and fifa has suspended him. during a hunger strike, his mother insisted her son did nothing wrong. 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe has the latest on where things stand. luis rubiales head of the spanish soccer federation who has been tremendous pressure in recent days to resign because of the because he gavej

the same family has been in power in gabon since 1967.se coups seem to be contagious. this is niger, which also saw a military takeover last month. it's been a key western ally in the fight against violent extremism in an increasingly unstable region. along with some highly suspicious elections and eight coups injust three years, democracy in africa is taking a battering. as people celebrate the military takeover in gabon, many on the continent are wondering, where's next? will ross, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news: the mother of the president of spain's football federation has been hospitalised on the third day of a hunger strike. angeles bejar locked herself in a church earlier this week to protest accusations against her son, luis rubiales. he is facing calls to resign after he kissed a player on the lips at the women's world cup. the uk foreign secretary has defended talks with officials in china, telling the bbc it wouldn't be credible to disengage. james cl