Wife of ousted president of Gabon, Sylvia Bongo, charged with money laundering
30 September 2023 |
7:34 am
The wife of Gabon's ousted president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has been charged with “money laundering” and other offences, the public prosecutor said on Friday, a month after a coup toppled her husband.
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