CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The former president of Gabon, who was ousted in a 2023 coup, has been allowed to leave the country and has flown to Angola with his family, the Angolan leader's office ...

A military officer who seized power but promised to step down is expected to win the presidential vote on Saturday. By Saikou Jammeh and Elian Peltier Before Ali Bongo Ondimba was ousted in late ...

While the Gabonese authorities say that their surprise release is temporary, the ousted former president and his family left the country for Angola. Several African heads of state have personally ...

He died a decade ago, but residents of Franceville in southeast Gabon hark back with deep nostalgia to the rule of former president Omar Bongo. Omar Bongo ruled Gabon for 42 years from 1967 until his ...

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba opened a central African summit on Wednesday, marking a return to the international scene nearly 14 months after suffering a stroke. President Ali Bongo, pictured ...

Former Gabon leader Ali Bongo Ondimba (3rd L) walking after getting off a plane at an airport in Luanda. [AFP] Gabon's former leader Ali Bongo Ondimba, who was detained after being ousted in a 2023 ...

Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba, and First Lady Sylvia Bongo, arrive at the White House for a group dinner during the US Africa Leaders Summit on August 5, 2014 in Washington, DC. [AFP] A Gabon ...