Ali Bongo

THE wife and son of Gabon’s ousted president Ali Bongo have been moved from prison to house arrest following demands from the African Union, though no date has been set for their long-anticipated trial, two sources confirmed to Reuters. Sylvia Bongo, 62, and her son Nourredin Bongo, 33, were detained shortly after a military coup in August 2023 … Read more

IN a dramatic turn of events, former Gabonese President Ali Bongo and two of his sons, Jalil and Bilal, have embarked on a hunger strike to protest against what their family’s lawyers describe as ‘acts of torture and barbarity’ inflicted upon them. This comes after Bongo was ousted in a military coup last year following a disputed … Read more