Gabon: No rush to elections and ‘the same mistakes’-Coup Leader

As pressure grows to restore a civilian government to power, the mastermind of the coup that toppled Gabon’s President Ali Bongo toppled him, says he doesn’t want to rush into elections that “repeat past mistakes.”

On Wednesday, military officials under the command of General Brice Oligui Nguema took control of the country shortly after it was announced that Bongo had won a third term in elections.