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Frédéric Bongo enlists French lawyer's services

Dismissed from the army on 23 October by Gabon's transitional president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, deposed president Ali Bongo's half-brother is now being advised by a French lawyer. [...]

Published on 26/10/2023 at 17:11 GMT

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Charles Consigny
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Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 11 April 2024.

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The head of the junta, General Brice Oligui Nguema, in Libreville, Gabon, on 4 September 2023.

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Coup in Gabon: General Oligui reassures Paris

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Brice Oligui Nguema in Libreville, on 16 August 2023.

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Gabon coup: General Oligui leads the charge as Bongo clan rivalries reach boiling point

Breaking published on 30/08/23 at 18:55 - Ali Bongo's sworn protector, the Commander of the Gabonese National Guard, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, has ended up ousting the president instead. Behind the scenes, Haut-Ogooué heavyweights are preparing to purge the system, starting with the former first lady and her son.

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Gabonese soldiers carrying General Brice Oligui Nguema, head of the presidential guard of ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, on 30 August 2023.

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Frédéric Bongo hits the comeback trail via intelligence

After three years of being sidelined, Frédéric Bongo, Ali Bongo's half-brother, is working on creating a system for coordinating the intelligence services. It's a project that's being discreetly supported by the president's son, Noureddin Bongo.

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Frédéric Bongo enlists French lawyer's services

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General Oligui Nguema gets Russian armoured vehicles

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Under pressure from General Oligui Nguema, Bongo family begins to fracture

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Gabon
Frédéric Bongo hits the comeback trail via intelligence