French PM: France following situation in Gabon very closely

France is following the situation in Gabon very closely, said Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on August 30, as she addressed a meeting of ambassadors in Paris.

Borne did not provide further details, Reuters reports.

A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, after the state election body announced President Ali Bongo had won a third term.