Tag: Bongos
confusion surrounding the defense of Ali Bongo’s former chief of staff
In Gabon, the imbroglio continues around the trial of Brice Laccruche. The former chief of staff of ex-president Ali Bongo is on trial before the Special Criminal Court for embezzlement…
heavily sentenced, Ali Bongo’s former chief of staff Brice Laccruche Alihanga remains free
Ali Bongo’s former chief of staff, released from prison last October, appeared on Friday May 24 before the Specialized Criminal Court on charges of embezzlement of public funds, complicity in…
Ali Bongo’s party in crisis facing a cascade of resignations and a strike by its staff
The Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), the former single party which ruled Gabon for 55 years from Omar Bongo to Ali Bongo, is going through a troubled period, three months after…
the head of the junta appoints a figure from Ali Bongo’s party and one from the opposition as head of Parliament
In Gabon, General Brice Oligui Nguema, who overthrew Ali Bongo at the end of August, appointed on Monday at the head of the two chambers of a future transitional Parliament…
Africa is boiling: Flash moves from two countries after the coup in Gabon! Those who came out of President Bongo’s house were shocked…
African states, which have been used as the backyard of Western states for years, have recently shown resistance to this situation. First, the military’s seizure of power in Niger and…
Ali Bongo’s CEO renews his teams for the 2023 presidential election
In Gabon, five years after its last edition, the Ordinary Congress of the ruling party, the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) ended on Saturday 24 December. The movement is being transformed…
Ike Ngouoni, Ali Bongo’s former spokesperson, sentenced to 8 years in prison
In Gabon, Ike Ngouoni, former spokesman for the presidency of the Gabonese Republic from September 2017 to November 2019, was sentenced on Tuesday July 26 to eight years in prison.…
the opposition puts the question of Ali Bongo’s health on the carpet
The health of President Ali Bongo comes back into the debate. The opposition National Union party on Monday asked the institutions to declare a vacancy at the head of state.…
President Bongo’s activists are preparing for his candidacy
In Gabon, President Bongo’s activists are increasingly calling on him to declare himself a candidate. On March 12, on the occasion of the 54th anniversary of the PDG party, Ali…