PRESIDENT Ali Bongo Ondimba’s grip on power in the West African country of Gabon has slipped since his health began failing in the autumn. The ruling Bongo family has been dogged by accusations ...

President Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of Omar Bongo who ruled for more than 41 years, was toppled on August 30, 2023 by army officers following elections in which he vied for a third term in office.

Experts say it is unlikely that regional leaders in Central Africa and the international community will be enthusiastic in calling for the reinstatement of deposed Gabon leader Ali Bongo Ondimba.

The ouster of Gabon's president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population's grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts ...

In Gabon, leaders of last week’s coup said Wednesday ousted President Ali Bongo has been released from house arrest and is free to seek medical care abroad. Col. Ulrich Manfoumbi Manfoumbi ...

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

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.

Meet Ali Bongo Ondimba, Obama’s Man in Africa In an exclusive interview with Foreign Policy, Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba talked U.S. military support and his father's controversial legacy.

Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has ruled Gabon since 2009, faces charges of corruption that stem back to the beginning of his family’s rule in 1967.

Mrs Ondimba created the Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Foundation entitled "For the family" in January 2011. It is aim was "to improve the plight of vulnerable and disadvantaged people around the world".

Bongo has reportedly been held in house arrest since the coup in the Central African nation in late August. “Given his state of health, the former President of the Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba is ...

GABON president Ali Bongo Ondimba found himself at the centre of a scandal in August 2023 when military officers declared a coup against him, seeking to overturn the results of a presidential elect… ...