France had recommended that its 10,000 citizens should stay indoors to avoid the trouble.
It is claimed that last weekend’s poll was fixed to make sure Ali Ben Bongo got in as successor to his father, Omar Bongo, who was the leader of the oil-rich country for 41 years.
Protesters from the opposition in Port Gentil also broke into a jail and let the prisoners out.
The activists in Gabon have accused France of supporting the late Omar Bongo's government.
There are approximately 1,000 French soldiers stationed in Gabon and the International Development Minister Alain Joyandet stated that citizens of France will be protected.
