LES FOLIES D'ALI-BEN BONGO

A few months ago, Gabon’s president Omar Bongo – Africa’s longest
running dictator died suddenly. So for the first time in the nation’s
history, the country is scheduled to have a fair and democratic
election.

But in Africa – democracy doesn’t come easy. It now appears that Omar’s
son Ali-Ben Bongo, is looking to take control of the country. According
to reports, Ali has been threatening his opponents and exhibiting all
kinds of dictator-type behavior.

But get this, it gets even worse. Apparently Bongo is CURRENTLY married
to an American woman, Inge Bongo, whom he is refusing to support. Word
is that he continuously and brutally abused her – and when she
threatened to leave, he cut off all money to her and their children.

We’re going to keep an eye on what’s going on over there. But for now
check out the pics … especially the one of him with all the gold!!!

In a recent edition of the reality programme "Really Rich Real Estate" shown on the American Music Channel VH1, Inge Bongo daughter-in-law of the Gabonese President is featured shopping for a $25 million mansion in one of America's most exclusive neighbourhoods Malibu. Inge Bongo is married to Ali Ben Bongo, the Gabonese Minister of Interior and Defence and President Bongo's son and heir apparent in the oil rich Gabon. Concern has been raised as to how 48 year old Ali Ben Bongo and his wife are able to afford a $25 million mansion. Concerns that are fuelled by the catalogue of corruption allegations that have been levelled against the Bongo family over the 40 years Omar Bongo has been in power. In 2005, an investigation by the United States Senate Committee into fundraising irregularities by lobbyist Jack Abramoff revealed that Abramoff had offered to arrange a meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and Bongo for the sum of 9 million USD. Though it is unproven as to whether or not the exchange took place, Bush met with Bongo 10 months later in the Oval Office. In 2003 in France's biggest corporate sleaze trial in which several former executives of the oil Giant Elf were jailed payments totaling $16.7 million were alledged to have been made to Omar Bongo in exchange for Elf being given preference over British and US oil firms.

le passant a écrit:inge bongo n'est qu'un petit detail dans la folie d'ali bongo. mr a une vingtaine d'enfants illegitime eparpilles dans le monde. mais tout ca n'est pas vraiment le probleme des gabonais, c'est sa vie privee. le probleme des gabonais est que mr ali bongo est entrain d'utiliser tous les moyens illegaux pour etre le prochain president de la republique. plusieurs memebres de son propre parti (le pdg) ont denonce les irregularites aux elections pour le candidat qui doit representer le parti aux presidentielles. il est ministre de la defense depuis 10 ans, c'est sure et certain qu'il utilise et va utiliser l'armee a son avantage. le resultat de l'election du 30 aout prochain est deja clair, ali bongo va gagner. le pauvre gabonais est foutu.