Malkolm M./Afrikimages Agency/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(LONDON) Gabon s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been released from house arrest a week after a group of mutinous soldiers seized power.
The country s new military leaders, who call themselves the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), announced on state television Wednesday evening that, "given his state of health," Bongo "is free to move about" and "travel abroad for medical check-ups."
Bongo s condition was not immediately clear. Video shared on social media by local TV channel Gabon24 on Wednesday showed the 64-year-old deposed president limping as he met with Abdou Barry, head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa.
The military junta declared a coup d état on Aug. 30, hours after Bongo won reelection for a third term in a vote that was criticized by international observers. The coup leaders described the election as fraudu
Malkolm M./Afrikimages Agency/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(LONDON) Gabon s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been released from house arrest a week after a group of mutinous soldiers seized power.
The country s new military leaders, who call themselves the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), announced on state television Wednesday evening that, "given his state of health," Bongo "is free to move about" and "travel abroad for medical check-ups."
Bongo s condition was not immediately clear. Video shared on social media by local TV channel Gabon24 on Wednesday showed the 64-year-old deposed president limping as he met with Abdou Barry, head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa.
The military junta declared a coup d état on Aug. 30, hours after Bongo won reelection for a third term in a vote that was criticized by international observers. The coup leaders described the election as fraudu
Malkolm M./Afrikimages Agency/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(LONDON) Gabon s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been released from house arrest a week after a group of mutinous soldiers seized power.
The country s new military leaders, who call themselves the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), announced on state television Wednesday evening that, "given his state of health," Bongo "is free to move about" and "travel abroad for medical check-ups."
Bongo s condition was not immediately clear. Video shared on social media by local TV channel Gabon24 on Wednesday showed the 64-year-old deposed president limping as he met with Abdou Barry, head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa.
The military junta declared a coup d état on Aug. 30, hours after Bongo won reelection for a third term in a vote that was criticized by international observers. The coup leaders described the election as fraudu
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