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Senior military officers in Gabon have appeared on national tv claiming they have taken power

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Senior members of the military have appeared on television, saying they are now in control of the oil-rich, central African country.
They've ordered all institutions to be dissolved.
Military leaders also announced the cancellation of Saturday's election result.
The electoral commission says President Ali Bongo won a third term in office.
He's said to have got nearly 65 percent of the vote.

We have Al Jazeera's Nic Haque from Dakar and Ahmed Idris Niamey the capital of Niger where last month, the military also took over power for the latest updates.
And Ovigway Agwaegu is a Security Analyst for Afripolitika, a Africa Security consultancy.
He joins us from Ankara for his analysis.

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