The Gabonese military has overthrown President Ali Bongo Ondimba and are keeping him under house arrest.
There are reports tha his son has been arrested for “treason”, military officers said Wednesday.
The announcement came hours after the military officers said they had overthrown the government.
In a statement read out on state TV, the military officers said Bongo was under house arrest “surrounded by his family and doctors”.
Bongo has been in power since 2009, when he succeeded his father, Omar Bongo, who ruled Gabon for 42 years.
