1 000 arrests Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/1-000-arrests/ The low down on African affairs Thu, 01 Sep 2016 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 1 000 arrests Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/1-000-arrests/ 32 32 UN and US urge calm and constitutionality in Gabon https://jjcornish.com/2016/09/un-us-urge-calm-constitutionality-gabon/ Thu, 01 Sep 2016 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2016/09/un-us-urge-calm-constitutionality-gabon/ At least three people have died and more than 1 000 people have been arrested in the violence following the re-election of Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba. Jean Ping who narrowly lost the poll has gone into hiding after a military helicopter straffed his opposition party headquarters. The United Nations Security Council and U.S. State […]

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]]> At least three people have died and more than 1 000 people have been arrested in the violence following the re-election of Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba.

Jean Ping who narrowly lost the poll has gone into hiding after a military helicopter straffed his opposition party headquarters.

The United Nations Security Council and U.S. State Department have both appealed for calm  and urged Gabonese to accept the election result.

They’re also urging the security forces to accept the constitutionally guaranteed rights of Gabonese residents and citizens.

In the post-election violence, the National Assembly and other buildings have been set on fire.

Ali Bongo beat former chairman of the African Union Jean Ping 49.8 percent to 48.2 percent.

He came to power following the death of his father Omar Bongo in 2009, who held the presidency for 42 years.

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