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Wife of Gabon’s deposed leader Ali Bongo jailed, AFP reports

The African MirrorOctober 13, 2023October 12, 20231 Min Read

Ali Bongo with his wife Sylvia Bongo Ondimba. Source: X

The wife of Gabon’s deposed leader Ali Bongo has been jailed, the AFP news agency said in a post on social media platform X, citing a lawyer.

Gabon army officers seized power on August 30, annulling an election minutes after an announcement that President Ali Bongo had won, which they said was not credible. Bongo, in power since 2009, had succeeded his father Omar Bongo, who ruled for 42 years.