Central African countries prepare emergency summit to address situation in Gabon

The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) is preparing an emergency summit to develop a policy on Gabon, where the military seized power as a result of a coup, Report informs referring to TASS.

“The ECCAS Commission continues to closely follow the developments in Gabon, preparing to convene an emergency meeting of Heads of State and Government in the format of the Peace and Security Council in Central Africa in the near future in order to study the situation in Gabon from a political and security point of view, and to develop further steps,” the organization said in a communiqué.

The date of the meeting has not yet been determined. At the same time, ECCAS condemned the coup in Gabon and called for the restoration of constitutional order in the country.