US Officially Suspends Most Aid to Gabon Following Formal Coup Designation
Suspension Comes in Response to August Coup Against President Ali Bongo Ondimba's Five-Decade Rule; Humanitarian, Health, and Education Assistance Continues as Gabon Awaits Democratic Transition.
- The U.S. government has suspended most financial assistance to Gabon following a military coup that ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family had ruled the nation for over five decades.
- The coup, which officially took place on August 30, occured hours after Gabon's election commission announced Bongo had been elected to a third term, sparking accusations of a fraudulent election by opponents.
- Although aid directed at the government has been suspended, humanitarian, health, and education assistance from the U.S. to the people of Gabon will continue.
- The U.S. will reinstate aid if Gabon's transitional government takes concrete steps toward establishing a democratic rule.
- The coup comes in a wave of military upheavals in Africa with Gabon being one of at least eight countries to experience such events since 2020.
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