The United States has discontinued the majority of its financial aid in response to a military coup in Gabon two months ago.
The US State Department said it had formally established that a coup had occurred in the West African country, which triggers the suspension of non-humanitarian aid under US law.
Humanitarian, health, and educational support to Gabon will be maintained, according to a statement from the department.
“We will resume our assistance alongside concrete actions by the transitional government toward establishing democratic rule,” the statement added.
The United States said last month that it was suspending some foreign assistance programs that benefited the Gabonese military regime.
In August, mutinous soldiers commanded by General Brice Oligui Nguema deposed Ali Bongo Ondimba, just as he was declared the winner of a heavily criticized election.
Raymond Ndong Sima, an opposition politician, was selected as Gabon’s prime minister by the junta.
The military has promised to oversee free and fair elections, but polling dates have yet to be announced.
