PoliticsAfricaCoup in Gabon08/30/2023August 30, 2023Following a controversial vote in which long-ruling President Ali Bongo Ondimba was reelected for a third term, mutinous soldiers say they have now seized power. Bongo's family has been in power for more than 50 years.Copy linkPeople celebrate after military officers announced they had taken powerImage: Gaetan M-Antchouwet via REUTERSAdvertisement