Military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup early Monday morning, seizing the state radio station and declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo, who is recovering from a stroke in Morocco.
A New Year’s eve address by Bongo “reinforced doubts about the president’s ability to continue to carry out of the responsibilities of his office,” said Lieutenant Kelly Ondo Obiang, the leader of the self-declared Patriotic Movement of the Defence and Security Forces of Gabon.
The radio message was broadcast at around 4:30 a.m. local time (0530 GMT). A source close to the government said there were gunshots around the national television station, but that the plotters appeared to be a small group of soldiers.
A spokesman for the presidency told Reuters he would make a statement shortly.
Bongo, 59, was hospitalized in October in Saudi Arabia after suffering a stroke. He has been in Morocco since November to continue treatment.
In his speech on New Year’s, Bongo acknowledged health problems but said he was recovering. He slurred some of his words and did not move his right arm, but otherwise appeared in decent health.
The Bongo family has ruled the oil-producing country for nearly half a century. Bongo has been president since succeeding his father, Omar, who died in 2009. His re-election in 2016 was marred by claims of fraud and violent protest.
As part of the first order of business, the coup officers said they were allotting a vital portion of the national budget towards the weekly delivery of a Boeing 747 packed with the finest food from Maxim's de Paris and a steady supply of blond 15 year old Swiss whores dressed in the finest French fashions.
Why? Niggers are inferior and the film "Shaka Zulu" dramatizes very well why niggers are inferior. Africa is a giant cesspool inhabited by apes. Justifiable genocide.
Sebastian Sullivan
None of that is disputed. You missed the significance of the US involvement bit.
Christian Rivera
Saw it. We should not have an embassy there.
Liam Williams
Probably right. I brought up before that I was sure the initial story was about the 80 personnel going there for a different reason. Can't recover sauce - but that's where I'm coming from.
Gabriel James
I hope Ivanka notices Gabon's plight and brings some of those widows and orphan children to Atlanta.
Landon Lewis
Supposedly some loyalists are assaulting the radio station a part of the coup soldiers are holed up in.
Daniel Bennett
Gabon: home to some of the blackest, ugliest, niggerest niggers known to man.
Jayden Williams
I hope Ivanka and Jared do some cuck porn with one of those Gabonese officers. Jared can eat the nigger cum out of her pussy after he's blasted his load into there.
Easton Butler
With vile yellow nigger eyes. Holy fug they're disgusting.
Aaron Hughes
Most likely a degenerate (((party)))
Luke King
So it's another interfering in another nation's affairs by spooks. I knew the idea of the takeover and radio broadcast at 4:30a.m. sounded suspiciously well-planned. What resources does Gabon have besides bananas and fried chicken?
Carson Morgan
How is niggers being niggers news?
Zachary Rodriguez
President has ruled for 50 years apparently. Military coups are much rarer today as well.
Kek, this will sure help ebola containment. May ebola-chan ride the war horses far and wide.
Jace Allen
Tell some interesting stories of what you've saw, if you're not larping, please.
Camden Wilson
OOGA BOOGA ONGA BONGO
Xavier Flores
we need to build a wall around africa. let them do what they want, but stop pretending they are not retarded and will ever develop, even they know this subconsciously and that is why they all dedicate their lives to moving their shithole life next door to you
Xavier Green
THANKS BONGO
Benjamin Collins
Hyperborean trips of truth confirm! The USA was supporting operations in Gabon.
inb4 Haitian isn't french but a creole plenty of small islands in the Caribbean speak french
Camden Ross
You can't have a 'coup' in a monkeyland, there's no legitimate government to be couped.
Monkeys gonna monkey my man.
Jose Anderson
Give a negro civilization the richest, most productive land, the best weather, rivers of water, animals everywhere, vast mineral wealth below and they still can't get their shit together.
