Coup in Gabon: Ali Bongo Ondimba replaced by General Brice Oligui Nguema

The military putschists who put an “end to the regime in place” in Gabon. They have deposed the incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba and caused jubilation in the country. The latter placed the head of the Republican Guard, General Brice Oligui Nguema, at their head. This oil-rich Central African country has been ruled by the Bongo family for more than 55 years and the opposition regularly denounces the “Bongo dynasty” in a country where corruption is endemic. The latter announced the establishment of a “transition” regime, the duration of which they did not specify, after the nocturnal announcement of Mr. Bongo's presidential victory on Saturday and punctuated by statements from the putschists on television.

Discussions between Macron and party leaders: unprecedented political meeting ended around 03:00am on Thursday

Emmanuel Macron brought together his camp and his political opponents in Saint-Denis for long and unprecedented discussions in search of agreements to get the country out of the blockages, without immediately convincing opposition that arrived “without illusions”. After a dozen hours of exchanges, the unprecedented political meeting ended around 03:00am on Thursday. Nupes leaders said they were “disappointed”, citing only one positive point about holding a salary conference at the end of this closed-door summit.

Pension reform: the law officially comes into force on Friday

The contested pension reform raising the legal age of separation to 64 officially comes into force on Friday, with no room for error for the administrations responsible for its implementation, after the intense standoff between the executive and the unions. As of Friday, the legal age of departure increases to 62 years and three months for people born as of September 1, 1961, then will be gradually moved by three months each year, reaching 64 years in 2030.

Ballistic missile launches: a “tactical nuclear strike simulation” according to North Korea

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles. According to her, it was a “simulation of a tactical nuclear strike” in response to the American-South Korean maneuvers. These missiles were fired on Wednesday, simulating a tactical nuclear strike aimed at completely destroying the main command centers and airbases” across the border, in South Korea, according to KCNA.

AT A GLANCE

Self-service electric scooters are having their last day in Paris on Thursday. This marks the end of five years of a controversial presence, much to the displeasure of their users

After Hurricane Idalia, now a tropical storm, pulled trees and power lines in its wake and swept through the state of Georgia, Florida is facing widespread flooding.

As part of a 2022 civil fraud complaint, Donald Trump has been accused by the New York court since Wednesday of overvaluing his assets by “billions of dollars” every year from 2011 to 2021.

Benjamin Pavard has finished four rich seasons at Bayern Munich to join Italy and Inter Milan. There, the French international will be able to evolve in central defense as he has been calling for several years