[UPDATE-Sep 6-06:15Z] Gabon Coup Attempt: Military Officers Say They Have Taken Power

Gabon’s transitional leader pledges to make government institutions more democratic General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, serving as Gabon’s transitional leader following a military coup, has promised to reorganize government institutions to make them more democratic. “We are talking about a reorganization to make them more democratic instruments, more in line with international standards in terms of respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law, as well as fighting corruption, which has become commonplace in our country,” the AFP news agency quoted him as saying. Pressure grows on Gabon’s military junta to hand back power to the…