SYLVIA BONGO ONDIMBA WIFE OF ALI BONGO JAILED
The wife of the Gabonese president Ali Bongo under house arrest since the coup in late August was jailed late on Wednesday as she faces money laundering, forgery, and falsification of records.
Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin had been under house arrest since the August Coup which ended nearly 60 years of rule of the Bongo dynasty. On the streets of Libreville, there was a positive reaction by some to the news that she was jailed. The military accuses the former head of state and his entourage of falsifying the election results and has openly alleged that his wife has been manipulating him since he suffered serious stroke in 2018.
