Meet Ali Bongo Ondimba, Obama’s Man in Africa In an exclusive interview with Foreign Policy, Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba talked U.S. military support and his father's controversial legacy.

Gabon president Ali Bongo Ondimba records a video from his residence in Libreville, calling on supporters to make ‘noise’ (AP) ...

Bongo was president for 14 years, taking the reins from his father, Omar Bongo, who had ruled for over 40 years until his death in 2009. Soldiers arrested Ali Bongo Ondimba soon after he was ...

President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been out of Gabon since October, receiving medical treatment for what many believe was a stroke he had while attending a conference in Saudi Arabia.

The ouster of Gabon's president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population's grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts ...

In Gabon, leaders of last week’s coup said Wednesday ousted President Ali Bongo has been released from house arrest and is free to seek medical care abroad. Col. Ulrich Manfoumbi Manfoumbi ...

FILE - President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) 31,515 people ...

Topline Military officers in Gabon claim they have overthrown the country’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba and scrapped the country’s general elections moments after its results were announced ...

The approach was nothing new. However, a firm decision had been made. On 12 March at 10:30 am, Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba made his way to the podium in Libreville’s Botanical Garden. He was ...

Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has ruled Gabon since 2009, faces charges of corruption that stem back to the beginning of his family’s rule in 1967.

Meanwhile, Gabon's new prime minister, Paul Biyoghe Mba, will now name his government on Monday, a source in his office said. - Sapa-AFP Ali Bongo Ondimba has been asked to carry the ruling party ...