Important and brave reporting fare from my colleague quentin. army officers have appeared on national television in gabon claiming they have seized power. they said they were annulling the results of the election on saturday where president bongo was declared the winner. this was when it was announced. translation: in the name of the people of gabon - and as guarantors of the institutions, we have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime. to this end, the general elections of 26th august 2023 and the truncated results are cancelled. the borders are closed until further notice. all the institutions of the republic are dissolved. gabon is a former french colony, located on the west coast of central africa. the electoral commission said president bongo had won just under two thirds of the votes in an election the opposition argued was fraudulent. concerns over delays in returning the election results led to an internet shutdown, and a night time curfew