Who Is Behind the Attempted Putsch in Gabon? Historical context
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Abstract
The article seeks to clarify the causes and consequences of the unsuccessful attempt to remove from power by force the President of the Gabonese Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba. The author considers the situation in Gabon in a broad geopolitical context and links the events of January 2019 with the political processes in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He emphasizes the role of France, the USA, Russia and China looking for the access to the natural resources of African countries and conquering for the geostrategic dominance in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. The author considers various points of view on who could initiate an armed insurgency in Libreville, but he himself is inclined to the version according to which the United States can stand behind the coup. This assumption is supported by the fact that, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in July 2018, A. Bongo spoke in favor of increasing the presence of Russia and China in African countries in general and in Gabon Republic in particular. The author explains the appearance of American soldiers in Gabon by Washington’s desire to prevent the expansion of military cooperation of this country with the Russian Federation, on the one hand, and its intention to destabilize the situation in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the other.
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