Former Gabonese president Ali Bongo, ousted in 2023, left the country and took refuge in Angola with his family. The deal was negotiated by President João Lourenço.

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.

It said the release of Bongo, his wife and their son came after an agreement between Angolan President Joao Lourenco and new Gabon leader Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, who overthrew Bongo nearly two years ...

"Following the initiatives made by the President of the Republic of Angola and President-in-Office of the African Union, Joao Lourenco, with President Brice Oligui Nguema of Gabon, the Bongo family ...

said the Bongo family had been detained illegally and were released after “international demands." The African Union had called for the Bongo family's release and Angola's Lourenco was acting in ...