His appointment was given on the 13the floor of a glass tower in central London, Tuesday 18 November, at the location of the communications agency advising him. White shirt, sporty appearance, Noureddin Bongo, 33, looks good. Six days earlier, the son of former President of Gabon Ali Bongo (2009-2023) and his mother Sylvia were nevertheless sentenced to twenty years in prison by a special criminal court in Libreville, in their absence, twenty years in prison for “embezzlement of public funds”, “money laundering” or even “criminal association”. They also received a fine of 3.35 billion euros for losses suffered by the Gabon state which had become a civil party.
The condemnation prompted no official reaction from France, a former colonial power, which considers Gabon one of its last allies in Africa and an important economic partner. Sunday November 23, Emmanuel Macron will make a brief stop in Libreville, during his tour of Africa, to meet the country’s new strongman, General Brice Oligui Nguema.
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