Gabon Reopens Borders 3 Days After Military Coup

Gabon’s army on Saturday stated that it would reopen the country’s borders, shut in the wake of the military coup that ousted ex-president Ali Bongo.

A spokesman for Gabon’s military rulers said on state TV that they had “decided with immediate effect to reopen the land, sea and air borders as of this Saturday”.

Recall that a group of 12 Gabonese soldiers had announced on Wednesday that the country’s borders were shut until further notice, in a statement broadcast on the Gabon 24 television channel.