A video of ousted Gabon President Ali Bongo calling for his “friends” to speak up following a successful military coup in the oil-rich central African country has emerged.
Bongo in the video asked his friends to “make noise” about the people who arrested him and his family.
He said, “I’m sending a message to all friends that we have all over the world to tell them to make noise for… the people here who arrested me and my family”.
News Men reports that Gabon military officers announced the seizure of power after a third-term re-election of Bongo.