The Third China-Africa Peace and Security Forum convened in Beijing, where Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu emphasized the potential of China-Africa collaboration to bring stability and positivity to an increasingly turbulent world.
The military takeover in Gabon will merely lead to a continuation of rule by the Bongo clan which has been in power for 55 years, a source close to the deposed president has told the BBC.
The Economic Community of West African States has imposed sanctions on Niger after troops ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup on July 26 and the bloc threatened military intervention as a last resort if talks fail to restore civilian rule.
