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Former President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, who has been living under house arrest since being removed from office last week, is now reportedly free to travel for medical reasons, according to the country’s junta. Bongo is “free to move given his state of health,” Col. Ulrich Manfoumbi, spokesman for …

According to reports, during the coup in Gabon, rebels found numerous currencies in suitcases and bags inside the home of Chief of Staff Ali Bongo’s son. They were discovered in the home of Yann Ngulu, the chief of staff to Nourredine Bongo, the president of Bongo’s ouster.‌‌ The bags could …

Ali Bongo, the president of Gabon, was overthrown on Wednesday, just after his reelection, in a spectacular turn of events. The announcement was made by the 12 officials immediately after the election commission of Gabon announced early on Wednesday morning that President Bongo had been elected to a third term. …

The political climate and sociopolitical instability in Gabon have drawn the significant concern of President Bola Tinubu. After appearing on television on Wednesday and declaring they were “putting an end to the current regime” and calling off an election that, according to official results, President Ali Bongo Ondimba won, Tinubu’s …

Hundreds of troops held Brice Oligui Nguema, the commander of the presidential guard for Gabon, aloft on Wednesday, hours after rebel officers claimed to have overthrown President Ali Bongo Ondimba, according to footage seen on state television. Following a press release informing the public that Bongo was placed under house …

After winning the election on Saturday, President Ali Bongo was overthrown in a military coup in Gabon. In an election that the opposition said was highly contested, Bongo, who took office after the passing of his father in 2009, was elected for a third term. According to reports, soldiers in …

Ali Bongo Ondimba, the president of the oil-rich African nation of Gabon, declared on Sunday that he would run for a third term in office. “I officially announce today that I am a candidate,” he told a crowd of supporters in a speech broadcast live on his Facebook page. In …