Sens. Booker, Coons Joint Statement on Gabon
September 01, 2023
September 01, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement in response to recent developments in Gabon:
"The apparent seizure of power by Gabon's military is part of an alarming trend in West and Central Africa of military-backed coups.
"The Gabonese people - and people everywhere - deserve civilian-led, democratic governanc . . .
U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement in response to recent developments in Gabon:
"The apparent seizure of power by Gabon's military is part of an alarming trend in West and Central Africa of military-backed coups.
"The Gabonese people - and people everywhere - deserve civilian-led, democratic governanc . . .