By Wilfried ObangomeLIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Central African Republic President Faustin Touadera held closed-door talks with Gabon's junta-appointed leader in Libreville on Tuesday in the wake of the main regional bloc's condemnation of the Aug. 30 coup.
Central African bloc ECCAS has suspended Gabon's membership, but has so far stopped short of imposing sanctions in response to the non-violent military ouster of President Ali Bongo - West and Central Africa's eighth coup in three years.
In a possible sign some internal political forces are rallying around the new authorities, the leader of Gabon's main opposition alliance, Albert Ondo Ossa, said he had spoken with Nguema on Tuesday.
Military officers seized power shortly after Bongo was announced as its winner - a result they annulled and said was not credible.
Apart from one video appeal for international support, little has been heard from Bongo since he was placed under house arrest during the coup.
Persons:
Wilfried Obangome, Faustin Touadera, Ali Bongo, Brice Oligui Nguema, Bongo, Touadera, Nguema, Gabon's, Albert Ondo Ossa, Alessandra Prentice, Leslie Adler
Organizations:
Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE, Reuters, African, Gabon's, Central, Military
Locations:
Libreville, Gabonese, Gabon, Ondo