Gabon's ousted former president Ali Bongo has flown to Angola with his wife and son, who had been freed almost two years after being detained following a coup, Angola's presidency said on Friday.

The African Union had called for the Bongo family's release and Angola's Lourenco was acting in his capacity as the chairperson of the AU when he facilitated the agreement, his office said.

The BBC has contacted Gabon's presidency for comment on the release and subsequent departure of the Bongo family to Angola. The authorities have previously denied subjecting the Sylvia Bongo and ...

Bongo’s release follows negotiations between Angola's leader Joao Lourenco and Gabon’s new president, ex-junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema. Former Gabon leader Ali Bongo Ondimba and his family ...

LUANDA - Former Gabon president Ali Bongo, ousted in a coup in 2023, has flown to Angola with his wife and son, who were transferred from prison to house arrest last week, Angola's presidency said ...

The African Union had called for the Bongo family's release and Angola's Lourenco was acting in his capacity as the chairperson of the AU when he facilitated the agreement, his office said. Bongo was ...

"A atribuição do asilo político a Ali Bongo não tem a ver com os fundamentos próprios que a Constituição e a lei, no caso de Angola, ou do próprio Estado constitucional conferem.