Gabonese military officers announce they have seized power

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00:00 This day, 30 August 2023, we, the Defence and Security Forces, gathered within the Committee

00:17 for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions, CTRI, in the name of the Gabonese people and

00:26 the guarantors of the protection of institutions, have decided to defend peace by putting an end

00:36 to the regime in place.

00:38 The general elections of August 26, 2023, as well as the results of the elections are

00:46 cancelled.

00:47 The borders are closed until further notice.

00:50 All the institutions of the Republic are dissolved.

00:55 Our beautiful country, Gabon, has always been a haven of peace.

01:02 Today, this country is going through a serious institutional, political, economic and social

01:12 crisis.

01:13 We must also admit that the organization of the general elections of August 26, 2023

01:27 has not met the conditions of a transparent scrutiny.

01:31 This is added to by an irresponsible, unpredictable governance, which is translated by a continuous

01:44 degradation of social cohesion, which risks leading the country to chaos.

01:51 We call on the population, the communities of the brother countries settled in Gabon,

02:01 as well as the Gabonese of the diaspora, to calm and serenity.

02:07 We reaffirm our commitment to respect the commitments of Gabon vis-à-vis the national

02:18 and international community.

02:19 People of Gabon, it is finally our turn to the happiness that God and the hands of our

02:32 ancestors bless Gabon.

02:34 Honor and loyalty to the homeland, I thank you.