On 9 February, Ali Bongo Ondimba celebrated his 66th birthday alone in his huge villa at La Sablière in Libreville, Gabon’s capital. Well, almost alone: his mother Joséphine Kama, known as Patience ...

Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who is interim president, led a 2023 military coup that toppled President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who many Gabonese accused of irresponsible governance and major ...

General Bris Oliga Nguema, president of the transitional period of Gabon, read on national television in a statement saying that Ali ben Bongo Ondimba is free to move PRETORIA, September 7.

The criterion disqualifies ousted ruler Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has a French-born wife, Sylvia Valentin Bongo Ondimba, and prevent his children from ever leading the country. Gabon's interim ...

This would eliminate toppled ruler Ali Bongo Ondimba, who is married to a Frenchwoman, and his children. The vote is a key step towards the return to civilian rule promised by the military after ...

Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who is interim president, led a 2023 military coup that toppled President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who many Gabonese accused of irresponsible governance and major ...

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon's military leader announced Monday that he would run as a candidate in the oil-rich central African nation’s presidential election set for April 12. Gen.