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Independent AfricaSupport for coup in Gabon increasing globally

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Support for coup in Gabon increasing globally

The top trend on Twitter also known as X was Gabon, and it received overwhelmingly positive feedback.

This is in contrast to other recent coups in Africa, which have received far more conflicted or unfavorable reactions.

TikTok has also seen people expressing their hope that the coup will “save” the oil-rich nation from the nearly six decades of the Bongo family in power.

TikTok has also seen people expressing their hope that the coup will “save” the oil-rich nation from the nearly six decades of the Bongo family in power.

“It’s senseless to say one family ruled a particular country for 54 years, and still call it ‘a democracy’,” one tweet said.

Despite widespread support for the coup, several social media users caution that Gabon’s true test has only just begun and that genuine change will only occur if the military cedes control through new democratic elections.

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