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Gabon's former first lady and her son have been sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison

Noureddin Bongo and his mother Sylvia say they have been convicted in a ‘show trial’ after being tortured in detention in Gabon

The wife and son of former Gabonese president Ali Bongo, along with eleven of their close associates who held key positions at the end of his presidency, go on trial in Gabon on Monday, charged with treason and corruption.

The former Chelsea and Arsenal striker saw red after scoring four goals for Gabon last time out

Five countries including the continental powerhouses Senegal, Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire as well as potential debutants Benin and Gabon will battle on Tuesday night for the final three places from the African qualifying groups for next year's World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Plenty of action in the African 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, with Gabon's star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who scored four goals against Gambia. Group C leaders Benin won 1-0 in Rwanda to go two points clear of South Africa, who could only draw 0-0 with Zimbabwe. Nigeria defeated Lesotho 2-1…

Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have also booked their place at next summer’s tournament

Gabon’s president's party has won the most seats in the first round of the country’s legislative elections

Any questions about how the Gabon international would gel with Son Heung-min have been put to rest after a historic scoring run

In part three of The Standard’s interview with Noureddin Bongo, he speaks about the secret device he smuggled into prison which enabled him to record his captors

In part two of The Standard’s interview with Noureddin Bongo, we look in detail at the allegations against him in Gabon and the torture he endured.