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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...