Bloomberg reported the oil-rich nation (also an OPEC member) with a population of about 2 million saw dollar bonds tumble after military officers announced on television channel Gabon 24 that election results were canceled, borders closed, and state institutions including the Senate, National Assembly and Constitutional Court dissolved.

“In the name of the Gabonese people … we have decided to defend the peace by putting an end to the current regime,” one military office said. He said, “We call on the population for calm and serenity.”

The former French colony is in central Africa and borders Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of Congo.

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