#GABON

- Military officers say they have seized power, vowing to close borders and dissolve state institutions

- Comes hours after state election body announced Ali Bongo had won a third term with 64% of the vote

- Ali Bongo has been in power for 14 years, succeeding his father who ruled for 42 years

- Gabon is the fifth largest oil producing nation in Africa, with the oil sector accounting for around 50% of GDP and 80% of exports

- If completed, this would be the eighth coup in former French colonies in Africa over the past three years

- Comes just weeks after coup in Niger