TotalEnergies: safety of Gabon employees and operations is 'main priority'

TotalEnergies EP Gabon

30/08/2023 10:03

PARIS, Aug 30 (Reuters) - French oil giant TotalEnergies
 TTEF.PA  said on Wednesday that it was mobilised to ensure the
safety of its employees and operations in Gabon, which is "its
main priority".
    A group of senior military officers in Gabon claimed they
had seized power in the early hours of Wednesday, minutes after
the Central African state's election body announced that
President Ali Bongo had won a third term.

 (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon
Editing by Ingrid Melander)
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