For German MEP Jo Leinen (S&D), who chaired the European Parliament's Election Observation Mission for the 2016 presidential elections in Gabon, the attempted coup d'état that took place on the morning of 7 January in that country “is a sign of despair on the part of the Gabonese at the reign of the Bongo family”. The attempted coup d'état was aborted on the evening of 7 January when the soldier who had called for an uprising on national radio was arrested.
"Since independence in...