Yet Ali Bongo Ondimba still denies — despite a contested 2009 election — his father’s legacy helped put him in power.

Col. Ulrich Manfoumbi Manfoumbi: “The former president of the republic, Ali Bongo Ondimba, is free to move about. He may, if he wishes, travel abroad for medical checkups. ...

President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been out of Gabon since October, receiving medical treatment for what many believe was a stroke he had while attending a conference in Saudi Arabia.

Crowds celebrated in Gabon after mutinous soldiers said they were seizing power to overturn results of a presidential election and remove President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has long held power.

Topline. Military officers in Gabon claim they have overthrown the country’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba and scrapped the country’s general elections moments after its results were announced ...

FILE - President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) 31,515 people ...

The approach was nothing new. However, a firm decision had been made. On 12 March at 10:30 am, Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba made his way to the podium in Libreville’s Botanical Garden. He was ...

President Obama will meet with the president of Gabon on Thursday, despite accusations that the West African leader has committed human rights violations.Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has ruled Gabon sinc… ...

Gabon president Ali Bongo Ondimba records a video from his residence in Libreville, calling on supporters to make ‘noise’ (AP) If successful, the Gabon coup would be the eighth in West and ...

A defaced billboard of former Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba is seen on an empty street of Libreville, Gabon, 30 August 2023 ...

Ali Bongo himself was not charged. The coup by Oligui Nguema, the former head of the country’s Republican Guard, ended 54 years of Bongo family rule in Gabon, a nation of 2.3 million people on ...