00:00 Hundreds pour out on the streets of Gabon's capital singing songs in celebration.
00:05 Residents here in Libreville reacting to news the army has ceased control.
00:11 Earlier soldiers announced election results from this past weekend's vote were null and void.
00:17 We have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime.
00:23 To this end the general elections of the 26th of August 2023 and the truncated
00:29 results are cancelled. The borders are closed until further notice.
00:33 All the institutions of the republic are dissolved.
00:35 Soldiers celebrated as coup leaders announced the country's president,
00:40 who had just secured a third term in office, had been placed under house arrest.
00:45 Ali Bango is reportedly surrounded by his family and is being provided access to his doctors.
00:51 Soldiers, meanwhile, read out a list of names,
00:54 including the president's son, who had been arrested and detailed their crimes.
00:59 High treason against national institutions.
01:03 The mass siphoning of public funds.
01:06 Organized financial wrongdoings on an international scale.
01:12 Forgery and the use of forged documents.
01:16 The Bango family has been in control of Gabon for over half a century,
01:23 with Ali Bango in charge for the past 14 years.
01:27 Saturday's election lacked international observers and saw internet services suspended,
01:32 raising concerns over the transparency of the vote.
01:35 The internet appears to have been restored on Wednesday,
01:38 once soldiers announced they had taken control.
