Omar Denis Jr Bongo cuts an increasingly solitary figure

摘要

The 26-year-old half-brother of Ali Bongo and grandson of Denis Sassou Nguesso,Omar Denis Jr Bongo, appears to have been increasingly ostracised by theGabonese president's clan, who suspect him of harbouring presidential ambitionsfor 2023.The recent escapade of Omar Denis JrBongo, the product of the marriage betweenOmar Bongo Ondimba and his last wifeEdith-Lucie Bongo, the daughter of theCongolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso,has given rise to a flurry of WhatsAppexchanges between members of theGabonese president's family.