The Former leader of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, and his family have been released from detention.
The ex-President and his family members have also arrived in Angola’s capital, Luanda.
The Angolan presidency announced this in a post on X on Friday.
“Following the initiatives made by the President of the Republic of Angola and President-in-Office of the African Union, Joao Lourenco, with President Brice Oligui Nguema of Gabon, the Bongo family has been released and has just arrived in Luanda,” the post read.
The development came after contacts between Angola President Joao Lourenco and Gabon’s new leader, Brice Oligui Nguema.
Bongo and his French-born wife, Sylvia, and son Noureddin, were accused of embezzling public funds.
DAILY POST reported that they were arrested after Nguema, a former junta leader, took power in a coup in August 2023 that ended the 55-year rule of the Bongo dynasty and was sworn in early May.
