At least seven nations across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa have called for President Donald Trump to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, with the White House celebrating the endorsements as proof that he is the “President of PEACE.”
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said that his administration is “working tirelessly” to establish new economic opportunities with many African countries during a lunch with African leaders at the White House on Wednesday.
The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) suspended Gabon’s membership after a coup removed President Ali Bongo.
The soldiers who orchestrated a coup d’etat in Gabon announced they had appointed General Brice Oligui Nguema as their interim president.
“It’s clear that things haven´t gone well given the proliferation of military coups,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
Top military officials in Gabon, central Africa, appeared suddenly on national television on Wednesday and announced that they had ended the regime of President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled the country since 1967.
The 54-nation group of mostly former UK colonies accepted Togo and Gabon’s membership application on the last day of its summit in Rwanda.
Security forces surrounded Christian churches in the African nation of Gabon Sunday to prevent the reopening of Sunday worship after six months of government-imposed lockdown due to the coronavirus.
Sister Lydie Oyane of the Catholic Congregation of Saint Mary in Gabon was found murdered in her room in Libreville on March 20, the alleged victim of a robbery.
U.S. troops deployed to the central African nation of Gabon last week in response to prospective violence in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain committed to their mission of protecting American diplomatic assets in the region despite unrest linked to a reportedly failed coup attempt in the Gabonese capital on Monday.
Contents: Abortive coup attempt in Gabon fails while president it out of the country; Brief generational history of Gabon; US troops in Gabon remain focused on DR Congo mission despite coup attempt
The government of the central African nation of Gabon claimed the situation is “under control” after a military coup early on Monday left two of the plotters dead.