Tunisia stressed the importance of the rule of law and the restoration of constitutional order in Gabon, saying it was following with great interest the successive political and security developments in the country.
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Thursday, Tunisia called on all Gabonese parties to exercise restraint and uphold the supreme national interest in order to preserve the security, stability and safety of their country, in line with the aspirations of the Gabonese people.
I also urged all members of the Community residing in Gabon to 'exercise the utmost caution, to avoid areas of tension and to contact our diplomatic mission in Yaoundé through the various means of communication that will be made available to them for this purpose.'
A group of military officers from the Gabonese army announced on Wednesday that they had seized power and placed President Ali Bongo under house arrest, hours after the electoral commission announced that he had won a third term in office.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse