Gabon’s President Ali Bongo has appealed for help after the army deposed him in a coup and put him under house arrest.
Speaking from his residence, he urged supporters to “raise your voice”.
Earlier, army officers appeared on TV to say they had taken power.
They said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election in which Mr Bongo was declared the winner but the opposition said was fraudulent.
The officers also said they had arrested one of Mr Bongo’s sons for treason.
Mr Bongo’s overthrow would end his family’s 55-year hold on power in Gabon.
Gabon, an oil-rich country on the west coast of Central Africa is one of Africa’s major oil producers and has a population of 2.4 million.
Ali Bongo has been in power since 2009 taking over from his late father who ruled Gabon for 41 years after the country’s independence from France.
The elections results was not accepted by the opposition and the population leading to the army seizing power to keep the peace.
In his video message, Mr Bongo confirmed he was under house arrest.
“My son is somewhere, my wife is in another place… Nothing is happening. I don’t know what is going on,” he said in English, before again asking for help.
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