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In March 2019, nagging questions lingered in the corridors of Libreville, the capital of Gabon, a small, oil-rich country. What did the future hold for President Ali Bongo Ondimba, in power for 10 years? Would a new head of state need to be appointed, and if so, who?

While pursuing the family of Gabon’s former president for alleged embezzlement in France’s long-running "ill-gotten gains" investigation, prosecutors have requested a trial for BNP Paribas and the wife of the President of the Republic of the Congo.

The Bongo family ruled oil-rich Gabon for more than 50 years, leaving a legacy of widespread poverty and allegations of corruption that have attracted the scrutiny of international watchdogs and authorities from Paris to the Gabonese capital Libreville.

A Paris court is preparing to deliver its verdict on corruption charges against Pascaline Bongo, the daughter and chief of staff of Gabon’s late president, Omar Bongo.