Ali Bongo, the man ousted as Gabon’s president, is a man of many faces. To some, he is a spoilt, playboy prince who saw ruling the oil-rich Gabon as his birthright; a one-time funk singer who stepped into his father’s shoes to continue his family’s (now 53-year long) rule. To others, he is a reformer […]
Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba has died after being hospitalized at the King Faisal hospital in Riyadh Saudi Arabia when he suffered from exhaustion. Reports reaching us at African Stand are yet to be officially confirmed by the state government of Gabon. Ali Bongo, 59, who fell ill two months back during a visit to Riyadh to attend an economic forum in the Saudi capital, […]
