Gabon: Ali Bongo asks COSUMAF to unfreeze his accounts

Author: Paul MoutilaPublished on: October 15, 2026Country: Gabon

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Gabon: Ali Bongo asks COSUMAF to unfreeze his accounts

Ali Bongo Ondimba petitioned COSUMAF on October 12, 2026, to challenge the freeze on his accounts at BGFIBank Gabon. The former president says he has been unable to access them since the August 30, 2023 coup. The bank cites a court order placing the accounts in receivership, which Bongo’s entourage considers illegal. More than 366 billion CFA francs are at stake.

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