Bongo Joe was a figure whose backstory is shrouded in mystery and a considerable amount of mythology. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Institute of Texan Cultures To hear Bongo Joe’s music visit our Mixcloud ...

Ali Bongo, the man ousted as Gabon's president, is a man of many faces. To some, he is a spoilt, playboy prince who saw ruling the oil-rich Gabon as his birthright; a one-time funk singer who stepped ...

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba (ABO) made the most of his traditional annual speech on 16 August, the eve of the bank holidays, as well as the three days of celebration marking the 63rd ...

Bongo gained fame for rainforest conservation A Michael Jackson fan, he released an album early on His father rule from 1967, he took power in 2009 Promises of change failed to end deep inequality Aug ...

GABON president Ali Bongo Ondimba found himself at the centre of a scandal in August 2023 when military officers declared a coup against him, seeking to overturn the results of a presidential election ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A bongo who gave birth via cesarean section at the Virginia Zoo has died. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the zoo announced Monday that Jesi suffered complications from the ...

Omar Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009, who has died aged 73 in a Barcelona hospital following a heart attack, was, with 42 years in power, Africa’s longest-serving president. He was ...

Gabon's president had made attempts to modernize his government, but he has struggled to escape the shadow of his father in the decade since he took power. The attempted coup against Gabon's President ...

Sober ravers are on the hunt for a man they call ‘bongo boy’ who vibed with revellers in a Manchester club last weekend. Organisers ‘are on a mission’ to track him down as they have a proposition for ...

A Ukip MEP who said Britain should not send aid to "bongo bongo land" has the support of the public, a Conservative MP has claimed. By Rosa Silverman and Hayley Dixon 08 August 2013 • 7:06am Mr Bloom ...