Gabon president calls for help after ouster in country’s first coup
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba has solicited help, hours after he was put under house arrest by members of his presidential guard in an ongoing coup attempt on Wednesday.
Bongo, who confirmed his arrest in a video circulating on social media and verified by Al Jazeera, called on calls on citizens to “make noise” after the coup attempt.
Al Jazeera correspondents in Dakar said people were out in the streets of the Gabonese capital Libreville, celebrating and waving flags.
Appearing on state-run television channel Gabon 24, the officers who orchestrated the coup said they represented all security and defence forces in the Central African nation.
They also said the election results were cancelled, all borders closed until further notice and state institutions dissolved.
The Bongo family, one of Africa’s most powerful dynasties, has been in power since 1967.
Speaking to the French newspaper Le Monde, coup leader Brice Oligui Nguema says the president will “enjoy all his rights” after the military announced it has placed him under house arrest.
“He is a Gabonese head of state. He is retired. He enjoys all his rights. He is a normal Gabonese, like everyone else,” Nguema said.
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Look at the luxury he lives in.
Whilst most Gabonese lives in poverty.
56 years of power. From father to son.
What a disgrace.
It's an absolute disgrace.
Exactly. Begging for help whilst in his gilded palace, whilst his people are in the slums, drinking from the sewers and have no electricity.
That's the African way. Oppress their own so few may live in luxury.
i thought the first thing
@@starfoxx5862 It's an American way as well.
I can imagine the joy in every Gabonese persons heart
where is his wife? she should be arrested too!!!!
That's right democracy ended, the rule of the gun begins!
Because that always works well in Africa, with a history of peaceful transitions and never once a massacre!
Which happy......Hmmmmmm
if the population is happy then it's real democracy
more prayers needed in terms of the POPULATION. Gabon is only 2.3million YET countries in Europe and ASIA of the SAME SIZE with LESS resources are at least over 50million! SO what is the REASON why a HEALTHY BLACK country is a PALTRY 2 million people? FRANCE and its predecessor LATIN-ROME has been known to ARTIFICIALLY use MEDICATION in FOOD and DRUGS to DEPOPULATE MINERAL RICH countries which they EXPLOIT!...unless Africa has LARGE POPULATIONS< there is NO WAY to DEVELOP its own resources for LACK OF MANPOWER, if these IMPERIALISTS keep the POPULATIONS SO LOW so they are unable to FIGHT COLONIALISM in their countries as they are TOO FEW and TOO EASY to TARGET!..
My African people are waking up, and I think this calls for celebration🎉
No help will come to your aid.. The country belong to the people.
Exactly,, it's not his personal bank account,
Learn English.
❤❤❤❤
It seems to belong to the military 😂
The people have went out protesting the president in support of the military coup…
It’s not a coup it’s called a Revolution.Africa’s liberation is a must.
No, it's a coup.
Get a clue.
@@frontenac5083 cry about it.
@@frontenac5083It’s a revolution from you inferior Albinos😂
@@frontenac5083Cry me a river, baby. 😅
@@frontenac5083You need a babysitter with all that crying.🍼
As an American, sending much love to our brothers and sisters in Gabon, and african nations under oppression. Claim your independence.
Esp from France and the West
@@hermonogbamichael8599 Bingo!
And why not to Asia? Don’t we care about them?
yes of course @@1001Balance
I am African American too...what can we do to help?
One day Nigeria shall be free from criminals and corrupt politicians too.
Is coming up
We are not ready in the nearest future because of high illiteracy, tribalism, poverty, religious differences etc
I am looking up to that day ...
I'm praying the same for Zimbabwe
Nigeria will fall soon😊
More power to these brave men and women. Stay strong AFRICA.
Begging France to save him. Him and his family should not get out of jail until he gives all the money back
It sounds like stay strong Asia , which country do you mean?
@@RUTHLESSambition5he did not beg France, he begged everyone. Also mind he did not beg in French. Coincidence?
@@1001Balance The leader of Niger begged France to help him. This guy begged outside forces to save him. Def of treason 😂😂
@@1001BalanceAfrican countries have arbitrary borders made by colonizers. That's why everyone refers to "Africa" instead of the specific country, since most of African countries are artificial.
My Zimbabwean people this is what we need! Africans are raising enough is enough ❤
Honestly how does this guy expect anyone to have sympathy for him unless they are macron
Macron's position may defer from the French official position
😂😂😂
Unfortunately there are still Macron people
Of course they are a moron. How else does one think his family can rule a country for 56 years and still believe he still has the mandate of the people but his own mandate . He should take pans from his kitchen and make as much noise as he can.Fortunately no one will come to his rescue. Cry louder Bongo cry ....
It's crazy to think he won election just a year ago. If he resigned, people would dance on the streets too.
Rise, Africa, Rise! Take your continent back. You make me proud! Love, from the USA! ❤️😊
Much love bloodline
@@alieupaboy2864 💯❤️
Much love from Kenya❤
Take the country back from the rulers who have stolen all the wealth
African liberate!!
Come on man!!
We r rich with resources!!
Im an African Amerikan and i am so proud and happy for my brothers and sisters on the continent!!! Africa must unite and then use the education, financial, and intellectual resources of the Diaspora to fully develop its infrastructure!!!
You*re not an African American because you are not and will never be American. You are an American african because you are and will always be african. 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
A generation is arising in Africa that will not tolerate what our parents and ancestors tolerated....Africa is rising!
We don't need diaspora help..... we have even more than enough resources needed here back at home ....... only Africans in africa can liberate themselves because they know where the shoe hurts
@@ekkarogie5very ignorant comment. The whole idea is all black people coming together to build a continent which would be the most powerful on this earth. That's the only way black people anywhere would be given the same respect as every other race. It's an interconnected situation but if you lack critical thinking, you wouldn't get it!!
He ounce lived a lavish relationship to American rapper Eve
Bongo needs to go, we Africans are tired of puppet leaders with big tummies (greed)..
next puppet leaders in uniforms are already there ^^
Big tummies 🤣🤣
He's gone
You can see the joy in the people, from just the fact that they have hope.
As someone from Cameroon you can only be happy for Gabon and dream. Never stop dreaming ❤
Cameroon, you can do it too.
If you have dictatorship take him down Now
It fills my heart with joy to see Africa rise ❤
Yes! Praying the military won't be corrupt like previous politicians. Zimbabwe needs to do the exact same thing immediately, they are in the exact same position of rigged results
They should rise well
Gadaffi would have loved this and for Arabic brothers to join. The vision of a strong Africa/Arabic brotherhood ! It's in the making now.
Me too! Tears of joy 🥰
Too early to celebrate it as a rise. It could end up as just one power hungry group of soldiers removing a corrupt regime to loot for themselves too.
Africa is finally waking up!!! Love to Gabon!!❤️❤️🙏🏿🙏🏿
@plutoman8969 hopefully Cameroon too 🎉
Time for All African youth to stand.
Unity is strength keep the peace ❤❤❤❤❤✌️🙏
My country Gabon 🇬🇦 is being reborn today. Joy joy joy
Still not finished. A lot of clean up
@@bobbyben6134 couldn’t agree more
Birth is a dangerous time. It's much easier to destroy than to build - hope the people are careful and kind to each other after this important day. Wish your country the best.
"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan." Proverbs 29:2
❤❤❤ Yes!!!
Wicked d!rty rulers
Amen 🙏🏾
Amen, we pray for the same to happen in Uganda
Good job Gabon....proud of my African brothers .....love from Kenya 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Rise up Africa, the Caribbean diaspora are watching and proud ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿.
FIGHT AFRICA!!!!!! FIGHT FOR YOUR FREEDOM!!!!!!
It was time
Please pray for my country Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
PRAISE TO GOD MY BEAUTIFUL AFRICAN BROTHERS N SISTERS, MY EYES SWELLS WITH TEARS OF JOY. IM SO PROUD OF YOU!! TAKE YOUR DIGNITY, RESPECT, RESOURCES BACK. THE WORLD NEEDS AFRICA. AFRICA NEEDS NO ONE BUT AFRICA.. MUCH LOVE FROM ATLANTA GEORGIA USA.
Much ❤️ from Kenya African sister
Help from whom? If he’s a puppet, get him out and put him on trial for high treason!
From Kenya
@@sospeterogolla7811His friend is not in power to help him.
Is learning English something you plan to do any time soon?
@@frontenac5083 still working on it! One thing I know for sure, the puppets are doing down with their masters 😂 ..domino effect!
U must be brought to justice
Yes! Africa Is Awake
Africa Must Unite 🌍 ❤
I pray for Cameroon, i pray for Equatorial Guinea, i weep for Zimbabwe
Soon come 🙏🏾
Yeah weep for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea,Zimbabweans can take care of themselves.
@@Meikles888 with Gucci Grace eh ?
Sierra Leone
And Uganda 🇺🇬
This must also happen in Zimbabwe
56 years in power is too much even for a monarchy. May Gabonese people return to democracy someday
Which democracy are they returning to when they have never had one? Your comment ought to be I hope to they democratize the country as soon as possible..
@@luckyadeloye3452Real democracy with the support of military, not the false democracy as of until now
Well that is another way to rephrase it. Hopefully this will not spill over to countries like Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon etc@@luckyadeloye3452
Today is the day it seems. The people have spoken
Man them say Bongo of fe Lift Up .. Lol
Africa is finally waking up ❤
Its about effing time , but after 400 + years of western slave masters killings , pillaging and preaching all bulls to the africans no turning back now its now or never..
I’m so happy for my brothers and sisters from Gabon 🇬🇦 and pray 🙏 long lasting peace and freedom. I pray 🙏 that Senegal 🇸🇳 Cameroun 🇨🇲 Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 are next on the list of freedom. Sending love and support from Senegal 🇸🇳.
Right action, of course belated one. We Africans fully support the action.
No you don't.
You're just a little keyboard warrior commenting on UA-cam.
France is about to go bankrupt
Why is no French journalist showing the property that the Bongo family owns in Paris and the resort areas in south of France ?
It's coming, stay tuned
Really!!
Really!!
They follow the propaganda their government issues, if the Gov. of France didn't like Bongo, that is all people would hear about.
Because the French authorities will seize it and hold them for itself and not return ANYTHING to the people of Gabon.
"Gabon is finally free" brought tears to my eyes. As long as it services western interest, its democracy. This has happened only because France has allowed it
Yeah, France's secrets showed to their colonies under Macron due to his excessive greed much more than France's policies. We are still experiencing the effect of Covid-19 which enabled a lot of people to sit down to ruminate about their surroundings. More is yet to come. It isn't over yet. Nigeria disintegration loading.
Not sure about that..they scared and worried the french
Doubt France allowed it, I'm sure they're panicking wondering where their raw materials will come from. Niger and Gabon have woken up, the rest of the continent must do the same
He said we should make noise? Is the noise of my fart ok?
@@nomaddiaries9790😂
We Africans say enough is enough we're tired of this so call presidents of ours we don't need them anymore we're fully in support of you guys❤
We need this in Nigeria
Nigeria politicians are very smart the president of Nigeria is the CGFR that is commander of all armed forces in Nigeria Soo the can't be coup, the chances is slim 5💯
Thats how African leaders ends
Everytime
Congo Equatorial guinea Sierra Leone Senegal Nigeria Ghana Uganda Cameroon
they were not genuine leader for the people, they were and some are still not representing their people
@@eltonlewis4979 they are just there to empty the coffers of the country. all those nations where presidents stay in power for 40 years. you'd be surprised how many random opponents and random people that criticized them they have emprisonned and for some for decades.
He thought Gabon is a family inheritance! Bongo this, Bongo that - can you imagine?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Am from Kenya and we support this we must reclaim our continent
Alkebulan for the black man, we as black people need to unite and fight for what is ours, we need to protect our resources for ourselves and our development .......... black people around the world need to come and fight western imperialism................. the motherland is weeping and calling on her children around the world
@@stanleyKE I'm from South Africa and I'm with you all the way. Africa arise! ✊
Supporting the people of Gabon from Namibia..
Are you from Gabon?
We the friends of Gabon are making noises of joy Mr Bongo. Goodbye and goodluck.
Wishing my African brothers and sisters the very best. I hope this is a new dawn for you. We stand with you with love from Nigeria.
I'm all emotional seeing this. The African diaspora has longed to see this day and are so happy to be alive to see this day. Much strength to our people. 🎉🎉🎉
Of course when you stand against the west like Victor Orban you're labelled all sorts of things. The west uses democracy as a weapon to depose leaders they see as "unfriendly". When they fail they use their puppet organisations like Human rights watch, amnesty international and the so called independent analysts to accuse you so many things to tarnish your credibility. Well done orban!
❤
💯.
Lmao ,
@@dominiclane8538 soon you’ll be on boats to africa.. and africans will remember your racism 😂
Power always changes
I am glad this is happening in Gabon. We need people’s takeover across Africa. We have been slaves for the European colonizers and their African despots since the so called independence. We will be free when all this dictators and European colonialism ends in the African. Please don’t stop . Keep going until we free our continent.
Uganda, still waiting eargly.
The whole system of elections is fake they put one guy to sell them natural resources and the people like slave ...we are woke now we need freedom of 1.4 billion Africa if we unit and have open border country to country even with Europe we can do good business and reduce the poverty. Reduce the migration... corporation we'll end soon when the mans who got gun run Africa and come up with open borders business model for all Africa to Africa. It's our time
Arabs colonised you for thousands of years before Europeans even set foot in Africa you fool 😅😂😂
People that share a nation but fail to organize a working state can't blame others. No one imposed ignorance and an uncaring attitude on people.
@@syberawa7429They care now... They will do fine without the colonizers....So you fall back to the hole you crawled from... As We are no longer Victims WE become Victorious...
Am from east Africa and am very happy for Gaboness people
Macron needs more than French medias to make the noise, because the noise of Africans is louder than anything they’ve never heard.
Amen.
if even he makes the loudest noise that won,t materialze anywhere in entire African continent, no more for clown son of SATAN
Calling for his Western Masters to help him. All these decades that his family is in control of Gabon like their private estate is it not enough!?
he is shameless..
That is treason, the same reason the former president of Niger 🇳🇪 is being charged for.
Glory, Glory, Glory...may the winds of change follow us next year in South Africa.
I hope this has a knock on effect and all these corrupt leaders are brought to book. Africa is finally waking up.
When it comes to corruption, military leaders don't have a better record compare to their civilian counterparts.
I literally said the same thing. They can’t let these people go free without holding them accountable. They should return all the money they’ve taken from the state coffers because that’s what has left the country in this miserable state
@abdulwasiuabdulraheem9327 true. They are not better managers.
@@abdulwasiuabdulraheem9327 Military is the best I don't know how you think. Africans need independence from all corrupt leaders
Bongo is appealing to France to create a stir on his behalf, underscoring his controversial and questionable nature.
From what I've seen, France will probably just pontificate until he is gotten rid of.
He is willing to get his ppl murdered over power. Sad old fossil deserves everything coming his way
That's right. These politicians don't care about their people because they have France to protect them. He's married to a French woman, btw. That goes to show how loyal he is to his French masters.
@@titsaa_ French passport. She is inbred with Arabs or maybe Black
@ScoutIntermediary: very true but unfortunately for him, it is now too late (cest tard). Let him also have sleepless nights like his ordinary poor people who have had sleepless nights for the last 14 years because: 1-they were hungry, di not know what to eat the following day; 2-their children could not go to school; 3-they had no proper medical care;4- they did not have sufficient income; 5- they had no secure decent-paying jobs.
56 years? what a greed from that family
How can one family hold onto to power for over half a century? What kind of wickedness is this?
I know, right?
But that's the British so-called "royal family" for you.
And the Saud family of Arabia who the British named Saudi Arabia.
Yea they are called Windsor 😂
Cameroon 🇨🇲 soldiers come on. We are waiting 😊
From Ghana, we support the overthrow of the Cameroonian president. He has over stayed
I can't wait for Ivory coast. 😂😂😂😂
This is greed 56 years in power.
God bless the rightly guided people of Africa!😍🤩🥰❤
God bless Gabon! 🇬🇦✌🏆🎉✌🏆🎉
The decline of the West is really escalating. France is the weak-point because of it's treatment of Africans in Africa and this may affect significantly how Africa trades with the West. The West's foreign policy of imposing leaders on Africans is no loner working and I fear the assassinations will not work either. With BRICS on the way, I fear for some countries.
56yrs?! ...
I wish this to happen in our country Zimbabwe ❤
Unopenga iwe duzvi
Sibanda is such a classic Zim name. its like Jones over here.
In Zim our president is not a western puppet nxaa
@@Meikles888 mbuya vako
It already happened in Zimbabwe when Mugabe was ousted , from there Zimbabwe has gone worse
Thief who starved his people
We Moroccans 🇲🇦 love Gabon, ❤❤ Africa first 🫡🫡
Alkebulan for the black man, we as black people need to unite and fight for what is ours, we need to protect our resources for ourselves and our development .......... black people around the world need to come and fight western imperialism................. the motherland is weeping and calling on her children around the world
No mention of black on black crime huh?
Yes good idea. Black people should move back to Africa. I fully support that.
Racist r34ard.
*Without so-called "western imperialism", Africa would be in an even more dire state than it is.
No cars, electricity, no modern weapons, no food, no money, no medicine.*
*Wake up, fool.*
A black man invented the doorknob
This will be what's going to happen to leaders in Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Ivory Coast😂😂😂
💪 💪 💪
It gladdens my heart to see this...but more importantly, he and his family is not killed during the process.
But power to the people!
But only 56 years. They were just warming up and getting ready to deliver to the people of BongoLand.
Even military soliders are dancing for joy. This is deep. 😂 God bless Africa.
No help for him, he has bleed the country enough, his family have live lavishly while the people are suffering. No help for him, none.
The winds of freedom are emanating from West Africa. I am profoundly thrilled about the forthcoming return to independence.
You have ruled for 53 years....you thought gabon was a kingdom😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣 I'm telling you.
56 years. So it’s okay. 😂
@@divineceleste.m am telling you....If I sat in a sit for 56years I would even be afraid of my own shadow🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@eldios831 🤣🤣🤣🤣🙆♀️🙆♀️🙆♀️
@@eldios831😅😅😂😂....56 years. That's not a country again, that's a big gigantic Family called GABON
All these guys........Ill do the right thing but they never do
56 years of father and son sounds crazy
Hoping the same for my country Eritrea which has been under brutal dictatorship since 1991. One man's power ruling without any written constitution, no economic political or social roadmap.
Ifeel your pain and same thing is happening in my country Uganda 🇺🇬.
So bad
The situation and the history in Eritrea is completely different. This man was a puppet of France since he came to power, you shouldn't even compared with the one and only African hero his excellency president Isaias Afewerki. He stays in power to free his people from TPLF clique the US and EU and also to free Africa too few years a go his done his job as planned. You will see Eritrea would be at top soon.
Cameroun, Senegal, Guinea Equatorial and Cote D'Ivoire we are waiting. Much love from Kenya
56 years! Wow!
Africa is speaking, I hope the world is listening?
Nobody cares.
@@v1das007you seem to care. The irony …
I cry for my beloved Zimbabwe
It's our time to change our Africa
unlike many controversial coups, this one is an overdue and well deserved!
Africa will be free thank god
Sit tight Mr Bongo, let the Army of the people show you what it means to be patriotic
Tendai, and the thing is actually had a stroke , you know what our african ancestors called a "thunder" because it hits you all of sudden and if you are lucky you are not bedridden for life. and in that short clip of his yesterday . we could tell he'd barely recovered from it . but yet still wants to cling to pwoer
France has supported every tyrant in African and conspired against every champion of the people. Hopefully, Togo 🇹🇬 🇹🇬 is next.
Agreed! I find the Western media to be so full of it. Anytime there are discussions about the governance failures in Africa they blame corrupt African leaders, but when the people remove those leaders they cry foul and beg for the corrupt leaders to be put back in power.
And Senegal as well.
Just move on Mr. President
😄😄😄😄😄all his properties should be taken and bank account and he should be arrested ASAP
Most of it is domicile in France
Even military members are dancing. That means a lot.
Man them say Bongo of fe lifts up . I guess Africa is waking up now getting rid of the corrupted leader.. yeah the say mans of fe lift up ..
Hip Hip Hip hurray Africans had suffered from dictators XOXO
We do not support nepotism we want peace
you will never have peace with a military dictatorship
God bless Africa 🌍🌍🌍🌍
Oh yes, they're making noise - they're celebrating!
Go forward
Boys of Africans
Doing Good job
Stay strong, Africa. 🇵🇰❤
This is a Revolution not a coup
well done people. well done. keep the momentum going
Oh boy, no help for you. All these "made in Paris" presidents. It's time for a change for Africa. Even if it means a step back, at least we still want to feel it.
Being a Zimbabwean I can tell from experience. Viva Freedom the People of Gabon! Down with Bongo! AU should do something to ensure democracy in every member state with immediate effect
France and the the West should be ashamed of what they are doing in Africa. Cameroon 🇨🇲 next please 🙏🏾 my country
The irony
Rise up mighty Africa
If the government is pro western they called it coup, if anti-western they called it revolution 😂
Everyone Is following your order to make noise Bongo, IN CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM!
He has never been in the heart of the population, France always finds a ways to force leaders on us , and always finds a way to turn even those who really want to do good for the population against us
What a liberation. We want to see more of this.
Do not give up children of great Zimbabwe. Become more United with your bothers and together the people of Zimbabwe will overcome. Rise you mighty people for thine is you Kingdom.
Lord awaken the Nigerian people next 🙏🏾