GABON PRESIDENT PLEDGES ‘TO GIVE AWAY FATHER’S INHERITANCE’
Published on August 19, 2015 at 2:42 PM by Robert Ngwira
Gabon’s President Ali Bongo has pledged to give away all the money he inherits from his father, to set up a foundation for the country’s youth.
“In my eyes we are all heirs of Omar Bongo,” he said in a national address.
The will of his father, who ruled for 41 years until his death in 2009, is yet to be settled. He reportedly left a fortune worth many millions of dollars.
French judges are currently probing the Bongo family over alleged embezzlement, accusations which they strongly deny.
Gabon is a major oil producer, but a third of its population live in poverty, according to the World Bank. BBC
