News - Middle East: Gabon's junta coup leaders have announced that there is no rush for elections despite mounting international pressure after the military coup in the central African country.

In a televised address on Friday, General Brice Oligui Nguema said that he wanted to avoid rushing into elections that "repeat the same mistakes" by handing back power to the same people.
The junta would proceed "quickly but surely .... Going as quickly as possible does not mean organizing ad hoc elections, where we will end up with the same errors," he said.
Nguema seized power on Wednesday minutes after the results of the presidential election showed that President Ali Bongo had won a third term.