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00:00 Let's start with that news coming in from Gabon.
00:03 In the last few hours, soldiers have appeared on national television
00:07 to declare the official results of the elections there annulled
00:10 and they claim that they have taken power.
00:13 Gunfire has also been heard in the capital, Libreville,
00:16 and Gabon's borders have been closed.
00:18 The intervention coming almost within an hour of the election commission
00:22 announcing that the incumbent president, Ali Bongo,
00:25 had been re-elected as president of Gabon with 64.27% of the vote,
00:32 with over 56% of people turning out to vote.
00:36 Let's hear first exactly what the soldiers had to say.
00:40 Our beautiful country, Gabon, has always been peaceful.
00:46 Today, the country is facing a serious institutional,
00:51 political, economic and social crisis.
00:59 In the name of the people of Gabon, as protectors of our institutions,
01:04 we have decided to defend peace by ending the current regime.
01:14 The general elections of August 26th, 2023,
01:17 and their rigged results are cancelled.
01:20 The borders are closed.
01:23 All of the Republic's institutions have been dissolved.