The African Union’s Peace and Security Council said it has decided to “immediately suspend” Gabon following the military coup this week.
The body said on X, formerly Twitter, that it “strongly condemns the military takeover of power in the Republic of Gabon”.
It “decides to immediately suspend the participation of Gabon in all activities of the AU, its organs and institutions”.
The announcement came after a meeting of the council on the situation in Gabon following Wednesday’s coup that followed disputed elections in which President Ali Bongo was declared the winner.
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It said the meeting was chaired by AU commissioner for political affairs Bankole Adeoye of Nigeria and the current holder of the council’s rotating chair, Burundi’s Willy Nyamitwe.
The takeover ended the Bongo family’s almost six decades in power and created a new conundrum for a region that has struggled to deal with eight coups since 2020.
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