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Gabon court sentences former first lady and president's son to 20 years in prison

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

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

A Year Since Coup, Gabon's Ousted Ruling Family In Limbo

One year after a bloodless military coup that overthrew Gabon's president Ali Bongo Ondimba ending 55 years of family rule, the fate of the former dynasty remains in limbo.

International Business Times · Aug 28, 2024

French court rejects corruption charges against daughter of Gabon's ex-president

A French court on Monday cleared the eldest daughter of Gabon's former leader Omar Bongo of accepting bribes to help secure public contracts in the country.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 22, 2024

France suspends military cooperation with new regime in Gabon

France's Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu says that Paris has suspended military cooperation with the new regime in Gabon. This comes as leader General Brice Oligui Nguema vowed the country's institutions would be more democratic, two days after heading a coup that ended 55 years of rule by the Bongo…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 2, 2023

Has Gabon’s ‘all-powerful’ Bongo dynasty really lost its 55-year grip?

The coup may have ended the reign of Ali Bongo’s immediate family, but it’s still about the elite preserving itself.

Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2023

Gabon’s new military leader paraded through streets of capital

People seen celebrating in Libreville amid resentment against upstaged 55-year-long dynastic rule

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023