"General Brice Oligui Nguema Takes Charge as Gabon's New Leader in Military Coup"
Army officers who staged a coup in Gabon have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the country's transitional leader, ending the Bongo family's 55-year hold on power. The officers annulled the results of the recent election, which declared President Ali Bongo as the winner but was deemed fraudulent by the opposition. The coup has been condemned by the UN, African Union, and France, while the US and UK called for the preservation of civilian rule. General Nguema, a former head of the presidential guard, was unanimously appointed as the transitional leader.