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Omar Bongo

  1. Conservation: Indigenous people's enemy No. 1?
    Mother Jones logo Mother Jones 2 days ago

    After legendary explorer and ecologist J. Michael Fay completed his remarkable 1,200-mile, 455-day trek across the Congo Basin in 2002, he asked Africa's longest-serving leader, President El Hadj Omar Bongo of Gabon, to sit down for a chat. Full Article at Mother Jones

  2. Bongo eyes bloated civil service
    Independent Online logo Independent Online 2 days ago

    Under Omar Bongo's rule of over 40 years, the oil nation of 1.5 million people saw its government headcount swell to 55 000. Full Article at Independent Online

  3. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago
    The coffin with Gabonese President Omar Bongo seen on route to the airport at Libreville, Gabon, Tuesday, June 16, 2009.

    The coffin with Gabonese President Omar Bongo seen on route to the airport at Libreville, Gabon, Tuesday, June 16, 2009. View Photo »

  4. I want a Gabon free of corruption and injustice. I want a Gabon where the elites circulate and are renewed ... I want a Gabon where justice is at the service of everyone.
    – Omar Bongo SOURCE: Independent Online 1 month ago
  5. Counterblasts
    Al-Ahram Weekly 2 weeks ago

    Opposition groups staged their own rally as the NDP's sixth annual conference was in full swing, reports Mona El-Nahhas "This is Egypt, not Gabon", the title of a conference held by the 6 April Youth group to run parallel to the sixth annual... Full Article at Al-Ahram Weekly

  6. Global: France halts African leaders case
    Pambazuka logo Pambazuka 4 weeks ago
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    The leaders of the three countries had all denied the charges A French appeals court has halted a lawsuit against three African leaders accused of embezzlement. Full Article at Pambazuka

  7. Chirac Ordered to Face Trial in France
    The New York Times logo The New York Times 4 weeks ago

    PARIS An investigating magistrate on Friday ordered the former French president, Jacques Chirac, to stand trial on corruption charges dating to his time as mayor of Paris, reinforcing the whiff of alleged malfeasance swirling around the political elite... Full Article at The New York Times

  8. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago
    FILE - In this July 27, 2007, President of Gabon Omar Bongo, right, waves next to French President Nicolas Sarkozy following Sarkozy's arrival in Libreville, Gabon.

    FILE - In this July 27, 2007, President of Gabon Omar Bongo, right, waves next to French President Nicolas Sarkozy following Sarkozy's arrival in Libreville, Gabon. View Photo »

  9. I want a Gabon free of corruption and injustice. I want a Gabon where the elites circulate and are renewed ... I want a Gabon where justice is at the service of everyone.
    – Omar Bongo SOURCE: Independent Online 1 month ago
  10. Congo - Madilu System - Fete for Pres Omar Bongo of Gabon
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 16 months ago
  11. Money-laundering probe into African leaders off
    Shanghai Daily logo Shanghai Daily 4 weeks ago

    A FRENCH court has decided not to pursue an investigation into three African heads of state for money laundering linked to their assets in France. Full Article at Shanghai Daily

  12. FRANCE: African elites' luxury properties case is stopped
    France 24 4 weeks ago

    The French Court of Appeal has ruled that there will be no investigation into luxury properties owned in France by members of African nations' ruling elite families. Full Article at France 24

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FILE - In this July 27, 2007, President of Gabon Omar Bongo, right, waves next to French President Nicolas Sarkozy following Sarkozy's arrival in Libreville, Gabon.
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  1. The coffin with Gabonese President Omar Bongo seen on route to the airport at Libreville, Gabon, Tuesday, June 16, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

    The coffin with Gabonese President Omar Bongo seen on route to the airport at Libreville, Gabon, Tuesday, June 16, 2009.

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  2. FILE - In this July 27, 2007, President of Gabon Omar Bongo, right, waves next to French President Nicolas Sarkozy following Sarkozy's arrival in Libreville, Gabon. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

    FILE - In this July 27, 2007, President of Gabon Omar Bongo, right, waves next to French President Nicolas Sarkozy following Sarkozy's arrival in Libreville, Gabon.

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  3. FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 5, 1998 file photo, Gabon President Omar Bongo, center, waves to his supporters as he enters a campaign rally with his wife Edith Lucie Bongo in front of the Presidential Palace in Libreville, Gabon. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

    FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 5, 1998 file photo, Gabon President Omar Bongo, center, waves to his supporters as he enters a campaign rally with his wife Edith Lucie Bongo in front of the Presidential Palace in Libreville, Gabon.

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  4. Gabon's President Omar Bongo (R) shakes hands with former French President Jacques Chirac at the French-African Summit in Cannes, south-eastern France in this file photo taken February 15, 2007. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Gabon's President Omar Bongo (R) shakes hands with former French President Jacques Chirac at the French-African Summit in Cannes, south-eastern France in this file photo taken February 15, 2007.

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  5. Gabon's President Omar Bongo (R) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy wave to the crowd during a visit made by Sarkozy to Gabon in this file photo taken July 27, 2007. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Gabon's President Omar Bongo (R) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy wave to the crowd during a visit made by Sarkozy to Gabon in this file photo taken July 27, 2007.

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  6. FILE - In this Friday July 27, 2007 file photo, President of Gabon Omar Bongo, right, waves to bystanders from an open car during a motorcade with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in Libreville, Gabon. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

    FILE - In this Friday July 27, 2007 file photo, President of Gabon Omar Bongo, right, waves to bystanders from an open car during a motorcade with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in Libreville, Gabon.

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  7. In this file picture taken on July 16, 1996 French President Jacques Chirac (L) and Omar Bongo, President of Gabon, tour 16 July 1996 Libreville in a official Rolls-Royce car during Chirac's two-day visit to Gabon. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    In this file picture taken on July 16, 1996 French President Jacques Chirac (L) and Omar Bongo, President of Gabon, tour 16 July 1996 Libreville in a official Rolls-Royce car during Chirac's two-day visit to Gabon.

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  8. This photo taken on October 15, 1974 shows Gabonese president Omar Bongo (R) meets Chinese leader Mao Tse-Tung (L) in Beijing during his official visit to China. Bongo, Africa's longest serving leader, died at a clinic in Barcelona on June 8, 2009 at the age of 73, Spanish media reported. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    This photo taken on October 15, 1974 shows Gabonese president Omar Bongo (R) meets Chinese leader Mao Tse-Tung (L) in Beijing during his official visit to China. Bongo, Africa's longest serving leader, died at a clinic in Barcelona on June 8, 2009 at the age of 73, Spanish media reported.

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  9. In this file picture taken on June 7, 1998 Central African Republic President Ange-Felix Patasse (L) and Gabonese President Omar Bongo (C) are greeted by their Burkinabe counterpart Blaise Compaore (R) upon their arrival at Ouagadougou international airport 07 June to attend the Organiz... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    In this file picture taken on June 7, 1998 Central African Republic President Ange-Felix Patasse (L) and Gabonese President Omar Bongo (C) are greeted by their Burkinabe counterpart Blaise Compaore (R) upon their arrival at Ouagadougou international airport 07 June to attend the Organiz...

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  10. In this file picture taken on December 10, 1984 Gabonese president Omar Bongo (R) and President of Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko (L) attend the 11th Franco-African summit, in Bujumbura. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    In this file picture taken on December 10, 1984 Gabonese president Omar Bongo (R) and President of Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko (L) attend the 11th Franco-African summit, in Bujumbura.

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  11. This photo taken on October 16, 2003 shows Gabon's President Omar Bongo (L) and his wife, Lucie, arriving at the convention center for the opening of the 10th summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Malaysia's administrative capital Putrajaya. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    This photo taken on October 16, 2003 shows Gabon's President Omar Bongo (L) and his wife, Lucie, arriving at the convention center for the opening of the 10th summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Malaysia's administrative capital Putrajaya.

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  12. 0 This picture taken on October 15, 1974 shows Gabonese president Omar Bongo (L) meeting Chinese leader Mao Tse-Tung (R) in Beijing during his official visit to China. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    0 This picture taken on October 15, 1974 shows Gabonese president Omar Bongo (L) meeting Chinese leader Mao Tse-Tung (R) in Beijing during his official visit to China.

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  13. This picture taken on December 9, 2007 in Lisbon shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (L) shaking hands with Gabon�s President Omar Bongo (C) after the closing ceremony of a EU-Africa summit. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    This picture taken on December 9, 2007 in Lisbon shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (L) shaking hands with Gabon�s President Omar Bongo (C) after the closing ceremony of a EU-Africa summit.

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  14. This picture taken on December 09, 1978 shows Gabonese president Omar Bongo (L) meeting Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (R) during his official visit to China. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    This picture taken on December 09, 1978 shows Gabonese president Omar Bongo (L) meeting Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (R) during his official visit to China.

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  15. this picture taken on December 10, 1984 in Bujumbura shows Gabonese president Omar Bongo (R) and President of Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko (L) attending the 11th Franco-African summit. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    this picture taken on December 10, 1984 in Bujumbura shows Gabonese president Omar Bongo (R) and President of Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko (L) attending the 11th Franco-African summit.

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  16. this picture taken on January 23, 2006 shows Gabon President Omar Bongo (L) sharing a laugh with AU Chairman Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo during the opening session of the sixth ordinary session of the assembly of the African Union at the friendship hall in Khartoum. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    this picture taken on January 23, 2006 shows Gabon President Omar Bongo (L) sharing a laugh with AU Chairman Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo during the opening session of the sixth ordinary session of the assembly of the African Union at the friendship hall in Khartoum.

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  17. This photo taken on November 17, 1996 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, on the French Riviera shows Gabonese President Omar Bongo (L) holding talks with his Zairean counterpart Mobutu Sese Seko (R). Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    This photo taken on November 17, 1996 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, on the French Riviera shows Gabonese President Omar Bongo (L) holding talks with his Zairean counterpart Mobutu Sese Seko (R).

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  18. 9FILES) This picture taken on July 16, 1996 shows French President Jacques Chirac (L) and Omar Bongo, President of Gabon, touring Libreville in a official Rolls-Royce car during Chirac's two-day visit to Gabon. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    9FILES) This picture taken on July 16, 1996 shows French President Jacques Chirac (L) and Omar Bongo, President of Gabon, touring Libreville in a official Rolls-Royce car during Chirac's two-day visit to Gabon.

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  19. A combination of pictures made on December 2, 2008 shows (FromL) Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang on February 16, 2008 in Havana, Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso on July 5, 2007 in Paris and Gabon's President Omar Bongo Ondimba on February 14, 2007 in Cannes. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

    A combination of pictures made on December 2, 2008 shows (FromL) Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang on February 16, 2008 in Havana, Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso on July 5, 2007 in Paris and Gabon's President Omar Bongo Ondimba on February 14, 2007 in Cannes.

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  20. Supporters of Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, attend his final presidential campaign rally in Libreville, Gabon Saturday Aug. 29, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    Supporters of Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, attend his final presidential campaign rally in Libreville, Gabon Saturday Aug. 29, 2009.

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  21. Supporters of Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, leave his final presidential campaign rally in Libreville, Gabon Saturday Aug. 29, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    Supporters of Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, leave his final presidential campaign rally in Libreville, Gabon Saturday Aug. 29, 2009.

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  22. Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, addresses supporters during his final presidential campaign rally in Libreville, Gabon Saturday Aug. 29, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, addresses supporters during his final presidential campaign rally in Libreville, Gabon Saturday Aug. 29, 2009.

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  23. Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Ntoum, outside Libreville, Gabon Sunday Aug. 23, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Ntoum, outside Libreville, Gabon Sunday Aug. 23, 2009.

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  24. Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, speaks during a campaign rally in Ntoum, outside Libreville, Gabon Sunday Aug. 23, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, speaks during a campaign rally in Ntoum, outside Libreville, Gabon Sunday Aug. 23, 2009.

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  25. Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, speaks during a campaign rally in Ntoum, outside Libreville, Gabon, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, speaks during a campaign rally in Ntoum, outside Libreville, Gabon, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009.

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FILE - In this July 27, 2007, President of Gabon Omar Bongo, right, waves next to French President Nicolas Sarkozy following Sarkozy's arrival in Libreville, Gabon.

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  1. I want a Gabon free of corruption and injustice. I want a Gabon where the elites circulate and are renewed ... I want a Gabon where justice is at the service of everyone.
    – Omar Bongo SOURCE: Independent Online 1 month ago
  2. I want a Gabon free of corruption and injustice. I want a Gabon where the elites circulate and are renewed ... I want a Gabon where justice is at the service of everyone.
    – Omar Bongo SOURCE: Independent Online 1 month ago
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    – Omar Bongo SOURCE: Independent Online 1 month ago
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