US suspends aid to Gabon after military takeover

Video grab shows soldiers holding General Brice Clothaire Oligui Nguema aloft in Libreville, Gabon (Gabon24/AP)

The United States has suspended most non-humanitarian aid to Gabon after August’s military takeover in the country.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the “pause in certain foreign assistance programs”, pending a review into the outing of the country’s former president Ali Bongo Ondimba.