Muntinous soldiers in Gabon have said the leader of the nation's elite republican guard would lead the Central African country, just hours after revealing their move to confine the recently re ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LUANDA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Former Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba arrived in Luanda, the capital of Angola, on Friday with his family, the Angolan Presidency said. According to a statement ...

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

Bongo gained fame for rainforest conservation A Michael Jackson fan, he released an album early on His father rule from 1967, he took power in 2009 Promises of change failed to end deep inequality ...

STORY: Military officers say they've seized power in Gabon... and put its president, Ali Bongo, under house arrest. If successful, Gabon’s coup would be the eighth in west and central Africa ...

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 ...