Soldiers say they have ousted Gabon’s President

Mutinous soldiers announced they had seized power on state television (GABON 24 via AP)

Crowds have celebrated in Gabon after mutinous soldiers said they have seized power in order to overturn the results of a presidential election, with the President under arrest.

The coup attempt came just hours after the central African country’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba, 64, whose family has held power for 55 years, was declared the winner of an election marred by fears of violence.