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Laccruche's court case makes regime's praetorian guard uneasy

Cases against Ali Bongo's ex-chief of staff's chauffeur and aide de camp is creating waves within the Garde républicaine, which handles security for the president and his staff. The two men have been accused of doing things that have, over the years, become part of the unit's job. [...] (247 words)

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French inquiry into Laccruche detention extends to highest echelons of state

The French investigating judge Elodie Meryanne, who since last year has been investigating the conditions of detention of Ali Bongo's Franco-Gabonese ex-chief of staff Brice Laccruche in Gabon, has been seeking to interview the most senior authorities in Libreville. [...]

FRANCE GABON Diplomacy 16/02/2022

Laccruche affair threatens to upset Paris-Libreville reconciliation

Just as Ali Bongo is scheduled to attend the EU-AU summit in Brussels on 17 February, organised by the French president's office, his inner circle has been summoned by the French judge who is investigating the imprisonment of his former chief of staff, Brice Laccruche, who holds French citizenship. [...]

Brice Laccruche. © Twitter @BriceLaccruche

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GABON Politics Document 04/12/2019

Gloves come off in secretive crackdown on Brice Laccruche Alihanga

In the absence of the president Ali Bongo, who returned to Libreville on 27 November after a stay in London, the Gabonese courts swiftly launched an anti-corruption drive that is targeting as a priority the allies of the president's former [. [...]

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Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema resurrects Operation Mamba

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Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo anticipates non-return of Ali Bongo

The unprecedented situation in Libreville arising from the president's ill health has tempted the regime to ‘adapt' the constitution without consultation. [...]

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How the state will make do without its leader

After fainting and being hospitalised on 24 October during a visit to Saudi Arabia, the Gabonese president Ali Bongo is likely to withdraw from state affairs for a number of weeks. Mechanisms to ensure the continuity of government business have [. [...]

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