Central Africa's mediator for Gabon and the country's military ruler have agreed to develop a "roadmap" for the return to democratic rule following a coup last week. General Brice Oligui Nguema was sworn in as interim president after a coup ended the Bongo family's fifty-year rule. The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) sent its envoy to Gabon to discuss the roadmap. The August 30 coup was supported by the army, political opposition, and some within the party of ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba. The coup was also backed by Gabonese civilians tired of the Bongo dynasty's corruption and poverty.

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