The United States on Monday cut all its aid to Gabon in response to the coup d’état on 30 August in the central African country, although it said it was prepared to grant further aid if democratic progress is made.
Washington, which had already halted part of its foreign aid at the end of September, formally declared that a coup d’état had taken place in Gabon, which under US law implies the end of all non-humanitarian aid.
“We will resume our assistance at the same time as concrete actions are taken by the transition government to establish a democratic regime,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.
“The United States supports the people of Gabon in their aspirations for democracy, prosperity and stability”, he added.
Source : Africa News