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Gabon coup leaders celebrate in Libreville

Army officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon have named the country's transitional leader.

Army officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the country's transitional leader. Our correspondent will answer your questions about what might happen next.

Senior medical professionals in the UK are speaking out against a proposed ban of nitrous oxide, which is used as a recreational drug. Our correspondent will explain why.

And we’ll get the latest on the fire in South Africa’s Johannesburg, which has killed at least 73 people, some of them children.

(Picture: Gen Nguema was carried through the streets of the capital Libreville by his troops. Picture credit: Reuters)

50 minutes

Last on

Thu 31 Aug 202316:06GMT

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  • Thu 31 Aug 202316:06GMT

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