Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, the wife of Gabon's former president Ali Bongo Ondimba, has been charged with "money laundering" and other offenses, including receiving stolen goods. She was indicted by an investigating judge and placed under house arrest. Her arrest comes a month after her husband was ousted in a coup. Their son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, has already been charged with corruption and embezzlement. The coup leaders have accused the former first lady and her son of forging Ali Bongo's signature and giving orders on his behalf after he suffered a stroke in 2018.

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