It's not yet a front-page story, but it's going to be discussed a good bit in Europe.
For 55 years....this one family held political power in Gabon. Bongo 'Junior' ran the country for the past eight years....after his dad died (having run things for 47 years).
Gabon is more or less...a crapped-up country that has a ton of oil wealth...that never seems to filter down past the Presidential-level.
That coup-attempt from five years ago? It never went anywhere much because it just aimed at Bongo 'Junior', and got squashed as the second level came back to support the guy.
Present situation? There's a whole cast of folks on this attempt who've been identified and I would imagine a thousand-plus people who are finding an exit out of the country at present.
All of this enthusiasm for the Gabon coup....leading back to Niger's coup business from a month ago? Yeah, and I would go to suggest that a dozen countries around Africa are now reviewing stability situations. It would not shock me if another one or two countries fall apart before the end of 2023.
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