"The United States has concluded that a military coup d’état has taken place in Gabon. Pursuant to section 7008 of the Department of State’s annual appropriations act, the United States is suspending most US assistance to the Government of Gabon. This foreign assistance has been temporarily paused by the United States since September 26," Miller said in a statement, noting that "our humanitarian, health, and education assistance will continue to benefit the people of Gabon."
Washington will resume providing assistance to Gabon "alongside concrete actions by the transitional government toward establishing democratic rule," the statement added.
On August 30, Ali Bongo Ondimba, the president of Gabon since 2009, was re-elected for a third term after securing 64.2% of the vote. The Gabonese military then ousted Ondimba in a coup, declaring the election results canceled and all institutions dissolved. The military has promised to gradually build transitional institutions, with Gabon fulfilling all its domestic and international obligations.