A Gabon court on Wednesday sentenced former first lady Sylvia Bongo and her son, Noureddin Bongo, to 20 years in prison after a swift two-day corruption trial that found them guilty of embezzlement ...

Gabon’s former president’s wife and son were found guilty of embezzlement. Both Sylvia Bongo and Noureddin Bongo were tried in absentia. Ex-president Ali Bongo was toppled in a coup on 30 August 2023.

Although the former president, who was ousted in a coup in August 2023, is not among the accused, his wife Sylvia, eldest son Noureddin and eleven of their associates will stand trial this week, ...

Former First Lady Sylvia Bongo and her son Noureddin were convicted after just two days of a trial in the Gabonese capital of Libreville, after being accused of plundering the state finances. Ahead of ...

A court in Gabon has sentenced the former first lady and the son of deposed President Ali Bongo to 20 years in jail following a two-day trial. On Tuesday night, Sylvia Bongo and Noureddin Bongo were ...

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LIBREVILLE, Nov 12 (Reuters) - A court in Gabon convicted the wife and son of the ousted president on Wednesday for financial crimes and sentenced them in absentia to 20 years in prison, the latest ...

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