Mrs Bongo News Today

Sylvia Bongo, wife of ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo, is being held in pre-trial detention on allegations of the embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer says. Mrs Bongo is facing charges of money laundering, forgery and the falsification of documents.

Sylvia Bongo was under house arrest, but a judge says she should be held in jail ahead of a trial.

Sylvia Bongo, the wife of Gabon's ousted President Ali Bongo, has been charged with money laundering, receiving stolen property, forgery, and the use of forgery.

Decision to charge Sylvia comes after her son Noureddin Bongo was also charged with corruption

The power of leaders such as Omar and Ali Bongo with their chateaux in France and Swiss bank accounts grew from the barrel of a French gun.