Omar Bongo Ondimba

Last week, the country put down a coup attempt, capturing the rebel chief and killing two of his men

Gabon’s constitutional court has ruled that elections must take place in December, overruling ruling party and opposition bids to delay.

Onlookers jeered French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday at the state funeral for Gabon’s President Omar Bongo Ondimba.

Gabon was in lockdown on Tuesday as it went into mourning for the death of President Omar Bongo Ondimba, Africa’s longest-serving leader.