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 ...

Mr Bongo was born Alain Bernard Bongo but changed his name to Ali in 1973, when he and his father converted to Islam. In 1977 he released a funk album titled A Brand New Man, produced by James ...

The military leaders who staged a coup in Gabon have freed ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba and he is now allowed to travel abroad, a junta spokesperson said Wednesday. Bongo has reportedly been ...

The deposed President, Ali Bongo, has appeared in a video at his home, calling on his "friends all over the world" to "make noise" on his behalf. The former French colony is one of Africa's major ...

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 ...

Ali Bongo was born Alain Bernard Bongo in neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville in February 1959. Even his birth was controversial - rumours, which he has always denied, have persisted for years that he ...

He is the cousin of President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who was declared the winner of the nation's presidential election earlier on Wednesday. The election result, which would give Mr Bongo a third term ...

As the military seizes power in Gabon, we examine the colourful, contentious life of its ousted president.