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France has suspended military cooperation with the new government of Gabon

France has suspended military cooperation with the new government of Gabon French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said the Paris governme...

France has suspended military cooperation with the new government of Gabon


France has suspended military cooperation with the new government of Gabon


French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said the Paris government has suspended military cooperation with the new government of Gabon.


This is coming at the same time that the President of the country, General Brice Oligui Nguema, has vowed that the country's authorities will be democratic, two days after the coup that ended the 55-year rule of the Bongo family.


The country has about 400 soldiers in Gabon who are training the country's army.


France condemned the coup d'état in Gabon on Wednesday and reiterated its intention to respect the results of the presidential election held last Saturday in the western country. Africa.




Five countries on the African continent including Mali, Guinea, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Niger have experienced coups in the past three years.

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