The leader of Gabon in Africa, Ali Bongo, has been overthrown in a sudden military coup on August 30, right after he was declared the winner in a contested presidential election. This appears to have been a result of strife within the powerful group which has ruled the nation for a half century, not a fundamental change in the nature of the regime.

This follows the overthrow on July 26 of the government in Niger. In August 2020, Mali experienced a military takeover of the government, and then another purge in 2021. Coups have also taken place in recent years in Burkina Faso, Chad and Guinea.

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Arthur I. Cyr is author of “After the Cold War — American Foreign Policy, Europe and Asia.” Contact him at acyr@carthage.edu.

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