The GDP elected its new head Blaise Louembé during its January congress, but the allies of former president Ali Bongo contest ...

President Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of Omar Bongo who ruled for more than 41 years, was toppled on August 30, 2023 by army officers following elections in which he vied for a third term in office.

Ali Bongo, 64, took over from his father, Omar Bongo, who died of cardiac arrest while receiving treatment for intestinal cancer in Span in 2009, following nearly 42 years in office.

African president Ali Bongo's family accused of stealing hundreds of millions. June 8, 2011 — -- The family that has ruled the African nation of Gabon for decades has been accused of taking ...

The "Nightline" report, which aired the night before Ali Bongo's Oval Office meeting with Obama, noted that the Bongo family has ruled oil-rich Gabon for more than 40 years, ...

The current president, Ali Bongo, did not approve of their choice, so he substituted his will for theirs.” Mr. Bongo’s father, Omar Bongo, was president from 1967 until his death in 2009.

Gabon President Ali Bongo will run for re-election in August, he said on Sunday, in a bid to extend his family's 56-year grip on power in the Central African country.

Before Ali Bongo Ondimba was ousted in late August, he and his family had ruled over the oil-rich central African state for more than half a century. By Abdi Latif Dahir Hailed as a climate ...

Gabon former leader Ali Bongo Ondimba and his family have been released from detention and arrived in Angola's capital, Luanda said Friday. "Following the initiatives made by the President of the ...

Gabon President Ali Bongo has been sworn in for a second 7-year term following a disputed election that sparked deadly violence and uncertainty for the Central African nation.

Gabon President Ali Bongo plans to broadcast a speech on Dec. 31 from Morocco, where he’s recovering after suffering a stroke more than two months ago, according to a senior official.