Ali Bongo, former President of Gabon, who was deposed in a 2023 coup, has flown out the country and is now in Angola, the authorities there have disclosed.
The Angolan presidency further disclosed in a statement posted on social media that Bongo’s family had been freed from detention and were with him in Luanda.
François Zimeray, the Bongo family lawyer, received the release of his clients and denounced their “arbitrary and cruel imprisonment”.
Sylvia and Noureddin, Bingo’s wife and son, face corruption charges and had been detained since 2023.
Mr Zimeray said. “Sylvia and Noureddin Bongo will now finally be able to turn the page, heal and rebuild their lives.”
Eddy Minang, Gabonese prosecutor, says the release of Mrs Bongo and her son is merely provisional, due to poor health and that legal proceedings against the two will not stop.
