JOHANNESBURG, May 16, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Gabon former leader Ali Bongo Ondimba and his family have been released from detention and arrived in Angola's capital, Luanda said 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 Angolan presidency posted on social media.