Ali Bongo, the man ousted as Gabon's president, is a man of many faces. To some, he is a spoilt, playboy prince who saw ruling the oil-rich Gabon as his birthright; a one-time funk singer who ...

Military officers in Gabon have declared they were seizing power from President Ali Bongo Ondimba in a stunning coup, threatening the family’s half-century rule over the central African nation.

Gabon's then-President Omar Bongo Ondimba with bodyguard Brice Oligui Nguema and French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris on July 2, 2008. Frederic SOULOY/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images.

By Abdi Latif Dahir Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya Ali Bongo Ondimba, who was deposed as president of Gabon last week in a coup that ended his family’s decades-long grip on power in the central ...

Gabon’s military says deposed President Ali Bongo ‘free’ to travel abroad. Bongo’s release comes after General Brice Oligui Nguema sworn in as Gabon’s new head of state on Monday.

The condition of the deposed president was not immediately clear. LONDON -- Gabon's ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been released from house arrest a week after a group of mutinous soldiers ...

Omar Bongo, who led Gabon from 1967 to 2009. After his death, his son, then the defence minister, took his place as president and has been in power ever since.

The military’s power grab began Wednesday, shortly after Gabon’s election authority said Bongo had been re-elected president following last weekend’s election. Men in army uniforms announced ...

Following the military coup led by Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in August 2023, Gabon's ousted president Ali Bongo and his family had spent their time either locked up at home or in prison.

Gabon's Ousted President Bongo Flies to Angola With Family LUANDA (Reuters) -Gabon's ousted former president Ali Bongo has flown to Angola with his wife and son, who had been freed almost two ...