Wife and son of former Gabon’s President Ali Bongo have been transferred from prison to house arrest, awaiting trial on alleged corruption charges, local media reported.
Sylvia Bongo, 62, and Nourredin Bongo, 33 have been arrested after Ali Bongo was toppled in a military coup in September 2023.
Their transfer to home arrest has reunited them with Ali Bongo at a palace in Libreville, according to local media.
Brice Oligui Nguema became the interim president of Gabon after leading a coup that ended over five decades of Bongo family rule.
In April, he was officially elected president in Gabon’s first election since the coup.