One of South Africa’s most outspoken political commentators, Dudu Zuma-Sambudla, has expressed her support for the recent military coups that have taken place in western regions of Africa.
In a comment posted on the X social networking platform, on Wednesday, she wrote: “I support the coups in Africa that are removing Western puppets as presidents…South Africa, Can You Hear Me!?”
In another post a few minutes later, Zuma-Sambudla said that “Africa belongs to Africans! Africa is Rising! Where is the next coup!?”
Gabon military coup
In the early hours of Wednesday morning a group of senior officers in Gabon’s armed forces declared that it had seized state power and canceled the recently announced results of the presidential and parliamentary elections.
The military officials dissolved all state bodies and created a Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions, according to a local Gabon 24 TV channel.
“Today, we, the defense and security forces gathered in the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions, have decided, on behalf of the Gabonese people, to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime,” the forces announced.
“To this end, the general elections held on 26 August 2023, as well as their provisional results, are canceled. The borders are closed until further notice and all the institutions are dissolved,” the military forces said.
The statement of the military came hours after the election commission officially declared Ali Bongo Ondimba the winner of the August 26 presidential election, with 64.27% of voters casting ballots in his favor. He was re-elected for a third term.
According to several news reports, the coup leaders have placed President Bongo under house arrest, ending in effect more than half a century of dynastic rule.
The current president’s father, Omar, came to power in 1967, and after violent unrest erupted following his disputed election victory in 2016, there was a foiled coup attempt in 2019.
News reports said the coup leaders calling themselves The Committee of Transition and the Restoration of Institutions, had declared the country to be in a state of institutional, political, economic and social crisis.
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There’s 29 Francophone Countries In Africa…4 Of Those Have Already Liberated Themselves From The French (Mali, Niger, Gabon And Burkina Faso) . 25 More To Go!!! pic.twitter.com/vhrXenOqYT
— Dudu Zuma-Sambudla (@DZumaSambudla) August 30, 2023
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