#Sylvia Bongo Ondimba

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Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, suspected of allegedly embezzling public funds, was jailed late on Wednesday, her lawyer Francois Zimeray told AFP, condemning the "arbitrary... illegal procedure".

Bongo's wife was charged on September 28 with money laundering, forgery and falsification of records.

Sylvia Bongo has been under house arrest in the capital, Libreville, since the August 30 coup brought the curtain down on 55 years of Bongo dynasty rule.

The putschists allege the former head of state and his entourage falsified the election results.

They accuse Sylvia Bongo and her son, Nourredin Bongo Valentin, of manipulating the former president, who has not fully recovered from a serious stroke in 2018.

They say the two have effectively run the oil-rich country for the past five years and have misused public money.

Nourredin Bongo Valentin has been placed in detention since the coup, charged with corruption.

"We condemned this illegal procedure," lawyer Zimeray said.

"There is a difference between justice and arbitrary actions, between the law and revenge."

The public prosecutor in Libreville has not yet responded to an AFP request for comment.

Bongo, 64, who had ruled the central African country since 2009, was overthrown by military leaders moments after being proclaimed the winner in a presidential election.

Many saw it as an act of liberation rather than a military coup.

Ali Bongo was elected after his father Omar died in 2009 after nearly 42 years in power.

Gabon is Africa's third-richest nation in terms of per-capita GDP but one in three people lives below the poverty line, according to the World Bank.

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Lettre d'adieu politique d'Ali Bongo Ondimba qui appelle à la réconciliation nationale et à la clémence pour sa famille

Un an après le coup d’État ayant mis fin à son mandat présidentiel, Ali Bongo Ondimba sort de son silence. Dans une lettre adressée au peuple gabonais et dont l’authenticité a été confirmée par Me Gisèle Eyue Békalé l’un de ses trois avocats, l’ancien chef d’État annonce son retrait définitif de la vie politique et appelle à la libération de son épouse Sylvia et de son fils Noureddin, emprisonnés…

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Gabon: wife of deposed president Ali Bongo jailed

Sylvia Bongo, wife of ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo, is being held in pre-trial detention on allegations of the embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer says. The Franco-Gabonese wife of Gabon’s ex-president Ali Bongo Ondimba, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, under house arrest since a military coup at the end of August for alleged embezzlement of public funds, has been jailed, her lawyer…

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Wife of Deposed Gabon President Charged With Money Laundering     

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Long live king, Charles and Queen Camilla

The wait is now finally over!

Long live king, Charles and Queen Camilla

On May 6, 2023, King Charles III and Queen Camilla were officially crowned as the King and Queen of the United Kingdom and other commonwealth realms. After the passing of the late Queen Elizabeth, her majesty's eldest son was expected to be crowned, and on May 6, 2023, it became official.

More than 2,000 people were invited to the coronation, and many of the guests were high-profile guests from around the world. Some of the notable guests were the Crown Prince of Norway, Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Prince Radu and Margareta of Romania, Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko of Japan, Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba and wife Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, King Felipe VI and Letizia of Spain, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene, Grand-Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Grand-Duchess Maria Teresa,Yang di Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia, Letsie III, King of Lesotho, and royals from around the world also attended the coronation ceremony. In addition, leaders from the United States congratulated the newly crowned king and queen, while China opted for "cooperation and peace."

With the newly crowned King and Queen, changes in the country are expected, from the national anthem to coin stamps and bills. Legal changes are also expected, and even the royal cipher will change. The Queen's "EIIR" stamp is now located beneath an image of the St. Edward's Crown in the royal monogram known as the Royal Cypher, but this may soon change, with this

Long live the King, and all hail the Queen!

The wait is now finally over!

Swifties around the world were thrilled as Taylor announced the release date of its highly anticipated own version of "Speak Now."

Taylor Swift took to Instagram to announce the release of her own version of the album "Speak Now." With six additional tracks written solely by her, her version of the album will be released in July of this year, and Swifties can’t wait for it.

According to the star herself, "The songs that came from this time in my life were marked by their brutal honesty, unfiltered diaristic confessions, and wild wistfulness. I love this album because it tells a tale of growing up, flailing, flying, and crashing... and living to speak about it."

And as a Swiftie myself who grew up with her music, I also can’t wait for it. If I could just fast forward to the time I would do it, that’s how I'm excited about this coming release of her own version. I can’t wait to listen to her version of my favorite tracks, Enchanted, Dear John, and Back to December, and listen to her newly written songs.

Taylor Swift is one of my favorite artists and will always be. With her great skills in writing and enchanting voice, I can't help but fall in love with her. With this upcoming release, I’m sure not just me but also Swifties around the world are all hyped up and can't wait for it.

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Libération de Brice Laccruche Alihanga : Le combat contre la gabegie ou un rideau de fumée ?

Le vendredi 20 octobre 2023, l’ancien directeur de cabinet d’Ali Bongo Ondimba, Brice Laccruche Alihanga a retrouvé la liberté sous conditions strictes imposées par le juge d’instruction. Selon un entretien accordé au média en ligne Gabon Média Time, Laccruche affirme avoir été emprisonné pour avoir osé s’opposer à la gabegie de la première dame, Sylvia Bongo, et de son fils. Mais cette…

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Hospitalised Gabon leader Ali Bongo greatly improved: presidency | Gabon News

The well being of Gabon’s President Ali Bongo has “enormously improved” after the 59-year-old was hospitalised on account of discomfort and “persistent vertigo”, in line with the presidency. 

The chief, who was admitted to a hospital in Saudi Arabia late final month, is “in a section of recovering all his features”, spokesperson Ike Ngouni stated in an official assertion on Sunday. 

Bongo was within the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh, to attend an funding summit and communicate alongside different leaders however was not seen throughout the dialogue.

Ngouni said the president was transferred to King Faisal hospital and “has obtained all of the wanted help”, including that “he’s within the technique of “recovering most of his features”.

“Ali Bongo … continues to hold out his duties. The establishments of our Republic, subsequently, operate at the moment completely within the strict respect of the structure,” the assertion stated.

Lack of official information, together with reminiscences of the secrecy that surrounded the loss of life of the president’s father, Omar Bongo, in workplace in 2009 has led to elevated hypothesis about his well being.

Sources have beforehand instructed information companies that Bongo had suffered a stroke, although Gabonese authorities stated he was merely affected by fatigue. One TV station in Gabon has been banned for reporting he had died.

On Thursday, Sylvia Bongo, the president’s spouse, thanked well-wishers and stated that she and her husband had been touched by the general public’s concern.

Un grand merci pour vos nombreuses prières et messages de soutien. Le Président Ali bongo Ondimba et moi-même sommes particulièrement touchés par toutes ces marques d’affection. pic.twitter.com/rmKgOdfpND

— Sylvia Bongo Ondimba (@Sylviabongo) November 8, 2018

Individuals in Gabon nonetheless keep in mind the information blackout surrounding the ultimate weeks of Omar Bongo’s life, who served as president for 42 years.

In Might 2009, the federal government stated Bongo had taken day off to mourn the loss of life of his spouse and had gone to Spain to relaxation.

On the similar time, stories by worldwide media that Bongo was stricken with most cancers and had been rushed to Barcelona for therapy.

The federal government persistently denied the stories till, on June eight, it introduced that Bongo had died of a coronary heart assault – a day after it had been reported by a French publication.

His son, then a overseas and defence minister, was elected head of state in August 2009. He was narrowly re-elected in 2016 following a presidential ballot marred by lethal violence and allegations of fraud.

‘No one is aware of what’s occurring’

The Gabonese structure units down clear procedures if the president is incapable of constant in workplace.

The federal government, Senate or Nationwide Meeting should ask the Constitutional Courtroom to verify a presidential emptiness.

As soon as that is accomplished, the speaker of the Senate is said interim president pending elections, which have to be held inside 45 days.

“No one actually is aware of what’s occurring,” a supply near Bongo’s circle instructed the AFP information company on Wednesday.

A Gabonese political analyst stated the centre of energy was divided between two teams.

“On one facet, there’s the ‘hardline group’, which has a number of generals and advisers clustered round Frederic Bongo, the president’s brother and head of the intelligence service,” he instructed AFP.

On the opposite facet is opposition chief Jean Ping, who misplaced the 2016 elections, which noticed violent clashes within the aftermath, to Bongo by a number of thousand votes.

On Saturday, Ping – who insists he’s the nation’s actually elected president – broke a months-long silence to make a “speech to the nation” from his house in Libreville.

He known as on residents to “transcend their divisions and place the nation above our particular person ethnic or clan pursuits”.

SOURCE: Al Jazeera and information companies

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5e édition du marathon du Gabon, samedi dernier : La « Gabonaise » : Audrey Nynzé quasiment ...

L'acte 5 du Marathon du Gabon a débuté samedi dernier avec trois courses dont « la Gabonaise », longue de 5 km, et réservée exclusivement aux dames. C'est Sylvia Bongo Ondimba qui, en personne, a donné le coup d'envoi de ce challenge. Selon un membre du comité d'organisation, il y avait près ... from Google Alert - "ressources humaines" -H/F http://ift.tt/2BFSUJ9

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Au Gabon, l’adoption de la loi dépénalisant l’homosexualité divise

Au Gabon, l’adoption de la loi dépénalisant l’homosexualité divise

Le vote par l’Assemblée gabonaise d’une loi dépénalisant l’homosexualité, si elle est une victoire pour les initiateurs du texte, n’est encore qu’une étape. Le texte devra en effet être adopté au Sénat, et les débats s’annoncent âpres.

C’est une victoire pour les partisans de la dépénalisation de l’homosexualité, au premier rang desquels milite la Première dame, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba. Les députés…

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Gabon : Des ambassadeurs des pays membres du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU en audience chez d’Ali Bongo pour les dossiers d’ordre bilatéral, multilatéral et des questions d’intérêt commun !

Gabon : Des ambassadeurs des pays membres du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU en audience chez d’Ali Bongo pour les dossiers d’ordre bilatéral, multilatéral et des questions d’intérêt commun !

Le Chef de l’Etat Gabonais, Ali Bongo Ondimba, a reçu ce 13 mai 2019 en audience au Palais présidentiel de Libreville, les représentants de quatre pays membres du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU, Leurs Excellences M. Dmitry Kourakov, Ambassadeur de la Fédération de Russie,M. Changchun HU, Ambassadeur de la République Populaire de Chine, M. Philippe Autié, Ambassadeur Haut Représentant de la…

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Gabon : Des ambassadeurs des pays membres du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU en audience chez d’Ali Bongo pour les dossiers d’ordre bilatéral, multilatéral et des questions d’intérêt commun !

Gabon : Des ambassadeurs des pays membres du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU en audience chez d’Ali Bongo pour les dossiers d’ordre bilatéral, multilatéral et des questions d’intérêt commun !

Le Chef de l’Etat Gabonais, Ali Bongo Ondimba, a reçu ce 13 mai 2019 en audience au Palais présidentiel de Libreville, les représentants de quatre pays membres du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU, Leurs Excellences M. Dmitry Kourakov, Ambassadeur de la Fédération de Russie,M. Changchun HU, Ambassadeur de la République Populaire de Chine, M. Philippe Autié, Ambassadeur Haut Représentant de la…

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Gabon: attendu à Rabat, le président Ali Bongo a quitté Ryad

Gabon: attendu à Rabat, le président Ali Bongo a quitté Ryad

Le président gabonais Ali Bongo Ondimba, qui était hospitalisé en Arabie saoudite, a quitté Ryad mercredi soir, a rapporté l’agence officielle saoudienne SPA, sans préciser sa destination.

Il a été salué à son départ par des responsables du ministère saoudien des Affaires étrangères, a ajouté l’agence.

Mardi, l’épouse du président gabonais Sylvia a annoncé sur sa page Facebook que son mari…

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Gabon’s Bongo headed to Morocco to continue recovery – wife

: Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses a meeting on climate change at the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

DAKAR (Reuters) – Gabon’s President Ali Bongo will leave Saudi Arabia, where he was hospitalized last month after suffering a stroke, to continue treatment in Morocco, his wife said on Tuesday.

Bongo has not been seen in public since being admitted to hospital during a conference on Oct. 24. Gabon’s top court ruled earlier this month that the vice president would chair the cabinet in Bongo’s absence.

In a post on her Facebook page, Sylvia Bongo wrote that her husband’s health had improved significantly and that he would travel to Rabat on Wednesday.

“To pursue his convalescence, the president, in concertation with his close family, has decided to accept the proposal of his brother, His Majesty the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI,” she said.

Bongo has asked advisers from the presidency to join him in Rabat to consult on affairs of state, his wife added.

The Bongo family has ruled the oil-producing country for nearly half a century. Bongo has been president since succeeding his father, Omar, who died in 2009. His re-election in 2016 was marred by claims of fraud and violent protest.

Reporting By Aaron Ross; Editing by Richard Balmforth

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