The Bongo family has governed the oil-rich equatorial African nation for five decades and long maintained close ties with former colonial master France. Diplomatic ties cooled after Ali Bongo was ...

Meanwhile, deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba was placed under house ... with several demonstrators saying they were glad the Bongo family was out of power. Bongo took office in 2009 after ...

The AU Commission's chair has also emphasized the need for national security forces to give the president, his family and government ... the incumbent President Ali Bongo was declared the winner.

Mr Nguema took power in August 2023 after leading a coup that removed President Ali Bongo ... Omar Bongo, who led the country ...

Oligui had pledged to hand power back to civilians in the oil-rich central African nation after an interim period following the ousting of president Ali Bongo ... under the Bongo family, whom ...