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Son of ousted Gabon leader Noureddin Bongo Valentin charged with corruption and embezzlement

By France24
21 September 2023   |   4:38 pm
Noureddin Bongo Valentin, the eldest son of ousted Gabonese president Ali Bongo, has been charged with corruption, embezzlement of public funds and money laundering. Several cabinet members were also indicted. Also in this edition: famine aid for Somalia is to be temporarily suspended after a UN probe found widespread theft and misuse of funds.

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