Gabonese President Under House Arrest

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is under house arrest and one of his sons has been arrested for treason.

In a statement by the military officers, they said the President is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors.

Gabonese army officers under the aegis of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions had earlier on Wednesday morning announced on national television why they are taking over power from President Ali Bongo in the country.

The soldiers highlighted serious institutional, political, economic and social crises as factors responsible for the coup that they tagged, necessary for the progress of the West African country.