general brice oligui nguema worked with both omar bongo and ali bongo and benefited financially. 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 pragmatic than what the french commander say. and the fact -- i think many africans see the military and the russians as tools, like pragmatic to get rid of autocrats and the french tutelage. this is not incompati

here's the president's father, omar bongo, at downing street in the seventies. 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 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 thin

and he was actually that general mngoma was actually an aide to omar bongo, the late father of ali bongofluence with regards to the security apparatus of the country. him being confirmed as the leader just speaks to the desire of the military to rule. but now it remains to be seen how a military government in gabon is going to play out at a time when several countries across the west, part western part of africa are under military leadership. they could to paul for that keeping across developments that are in gabon. also in florida and georgia in the us. we know that the hurricane is now moved on from florida and is in georgia, but the devastation in florida is significant. this isjust a devastation in florida is significant. this is just a taste of the winds and rain and flooding and the winds and rain and flooding and the storm surges that have been battering the west coast of florida. the wind speeds have thankfully been falling, but the devastation still significant. stay with us for all of the latest. i am lewis vaughan jones. this bbc news. hello. big contrasts in our weather on th

here's the president's father, omar bongo, at downing street in the 70s. , people are celebrating what 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. 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

yes, i mean, the phone go, family starting with omar bongo and all the bunco has been in control of this country for half a century for over 50 years, 60 years in power. so for a lot of young people who are in a country where most people are under the age of 20, they've only seen one family in charge of this country. this country, the rich, wealthy and oral in minerals, but where the population live in dire poverty, over 40 percent of the population is unemployed and live on less than $2.00 a day. as an ali boom, go who won the elections in 2017 and we had spoken to him, then had told me at the time that he was the president of the people that he heard the concerns of the people that he would address the issue of unemployment but clearly not enough, there was a lot of resentment and anger towards the bottom. the reason he had suffered a stroke of just 2 years ago, it was on certainty, on who was actually leaving the country. and so this cool doesn't come as a surprise to the people that we spoke to. there was a lot of resentment over the way the state conference were handled. i mean this

he is part of the entourage of all the bone go and the even of his father, omar bongo, he was a personal aid to his father omar, omar bone go. and then it was a need to all the bone go. he was literally behind a coup attempt in 2019 when i'll even go suffered a stroke and was removed from his post. he was the defense at tashay in morocco, in here in the car center go before he returned back to, to, to naples unit. and we saw him flashed in in june when people go went to paris to the and he's a and we saw a i leave, i don't go shaking hands with it for as an amendment back home, but also the use of the shaking hand as well with with michael, so he's known both for from the international actors perspective, but also at home and in the entourage of all the bulk of what, what's interesting is what this june has announced following this co investigations . a rest of all those that are part of the phone go system and his son nor dean has been arrested and no national television. right now and going, he's national television. we see the, the qu leaders saying that they have been charge of corru

here's the president's father, omar bongo, at downing street in the seventies. t 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. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... the mother of luis rubiales, the president of the spanish football federation, has been taken to hospital on the third day of her hunger strike. she locked herself in a church in southern spain earlier this week in protest at the accusations against her son, following the kiss on the lips he gave spanish playerjenni hermoso after the world cup final. north korea says it has fired two short—range ballistic missiles as part of a "tactical nuclear

the bone goes, father, omar bongo and then when in 2009 he died and now the bone go, became the president, she was sidelined and brought to the car. so that go where i am here, where he was the defense attach e and that in morocco, during that time, the young colonel, a mass, quite a considerable amount of wealth, building homes, multi $1000000.00 homes in the united states. and also in gabon. and he was brought back in 2009 when there was a coup attempt. and remember how the bunker suffered a stroke. he was there to be the head of the presidential guard in effect, trying to protect the bond go, dennis de. but it turns out he was the one to bring an end to the bone go then s t . and so he is distant enough from the regime to appease those that are critical. the res, seem to be legitimate to those that are critical of the regime. he arrested at the son of a more bunco announced that some of them will be charged with high treason, but he also is close enough to the redeem that he has a piece of the business of lucrative business interest that the bone has with brands in china and other play

mr bongo came to power when his father omar died in 2009. 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 patronage system. over the last five years or so, there have been shaky times for the president. there was another attempted coup we were told. also, the president had a stroke a few years ago, completely missing in action for about ten months. he said again during the election at the weekend, quite a lot of foreign observers and

mr bongo came to power when his father omar died in 2009.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 the election were announced, showing that president bongo had won around 65% of the votes and his main challenger had got about 30%. that look like quite a clear margin. just a few minutes later, a group of shoulders from a range of military units appeared on television and announced that they were taking power and that basical

he was actually a close say to ali bung his father, omar bunco, who had ruled the country before ali bongo. and then in 2009 when i'll even go took over power. he sideline a piece or do you send them over to the course? and the goal, where i stand, where he was, the defense attach sheet to the embassy in india bone here as well as morocco. but during that time, the young colonel amounts to a considerable amount of, well, if he has numerous houses in the united states, and then he was called back in 2019. when ali bung go suffered a stroke and there was a coup attempt there. and he was brought back as a head of the presidential guard in effect, the man that supposed to protect the roof. he and he is now seen as a man that brought the regime to the end to an end and brought the $56.00 a year long, long ago dennis t 2 and then so he is distant enough from the bunker regime and we saw some steps that he has taken by arresting his son by placing a, the bundle under house arrest, but he is close enough that his nomination appeases international actor is like the french or the chinese. we have bu

mr bongo came to power when his father omar died in 2009.y's 53—year hold on power in gabon. for more on that, we are joined now by remadji hoinathy, a senior researcher at the institute of security studies. i think it is worth first about getting some perspective on how we ended up here. gabon was seen as a relatively stable, even though power was held by one family for more 50 years. was held by one family for more 50 ears. , ., _, ., ,., years. yes. i mean, compared to some ofthe years. yes. i mean, compared to some of the other— years. yes. i mean, compared to some of the other african _ years. yes. i mean, compared to some of the other african countries, - of the other african countries, gabon seems very stable, but then the political climate in anticipation of the actual elections were riddled already with fear and political tensions from both citizens and also the opposition. those fears were mainly centred around a repeat of the violent post—electoral crisis that we have seenin post—electoral crisis that we have seen in 2016 where al

results of saturday's elections that returned president ali bongo to power after a reported shooting in the capital. to power when his father omari had to make a coup to stop this. yes, i predicted it. by the way, we were just talking about this wave of coups, because in africa they go one after the other one after the other, and this is the latest news at the moment. now the coup in gabon. we are a defense and security force, united in the committee for the transition and reconstruction of the country, and on behalf of the gapon people and as a guarantor of the protection of institutions. decided to protect world, having done away with the current regime to this end, the general elections, as well as their fraudulent results, are canceled , the borders are closed until further notice. all institutions of the republic are dissolved, in particular the government of the senate. national assembly constitutional court economic social and environmental council gan e electoral council if this coup succeeds they already said they closed the borders then probably we will soon find out where the bong president is being held but i guess i