This photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows a city view in Libreville, Gabon. On Aug. 30, a group of military officers appointed Brice Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, to head the transition after launching a coup earlier in the day following the announcement of the reelection of Ali Bongo by the national electoral body. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
This photo taken with a mobile phone on Sept. 7, 2023 shows the gate of a hospital in Libreville, Gabon. On Aug. 30, a group of military officers appointed Brice Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, to head the transition after launching a coup earlier in the day following the announcement of the reelection of Ali Bongo by the national electoral body. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
This photo taken with a mobile phone on Sept. 7, 2023 shows Constitutional Court of Gabon in Libreville, Gabon. On Aug. 30, a group of military officers appointed Brice Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, to head the transition after launching a coup earlier in the day following the announcement of the reelection of Ali Bongo by the national electoral body. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
A plane is about to take off at the Leon Mba Libreville International Airport in Libreville, Gabon, on Sept. 7, 2023. On Aug. 30, a group of military officers appointed Brice Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, to head the transition after launching a coup earlier in the day following the announcement of the reelection of Ali Bongo by the national electoral body. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
This photo taken with a mobile phone on Sept. 7, 2023 shows a city view in Libreville, Gabon. On Aug. 30, a group of military officers appointed Brice Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, to head the transition after launching a coup earlier in the day following the announcement of the reelection of Ali Bongo by the national electoral body. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
This photo taken with a mobile phone on Sept. 7, 2023 shows a view of the office building of Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) in Libreville, Gabon. On Aug. 30, a group of military officers appointed Brice Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, to head the transition after launching a coup earlier in the day following the announcement of the reelection of Ali Bongo by the national electoral body. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
People are seen at a beach in Libreville, Gabon, on Sept. 7, 2023. On Aug. 30, a group of military officers appointed Brice Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, to head the transition after launching a coup earlier in the day following the announcement of the reelection of Ali Bongo by the national electoral body. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
This photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows a city view in Libreville, Gabon. On Aug. 30, a group of military officers appointed Brice Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, to head the transition after launching a coup earlier in the day following the announcement of the reelection of Ali Bongo by the national electoral body. (Xinhua/Han Xu)