President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba congratulates the new King of England and chief of the Commonwealth Charles III

The new King Charles III, then Prince of Wales, with Ali Bongo Ondimba on the 28th of September 2021 in London © Facebook/Gabon Presidency

Ali Bongo Ondimba is very closed to the new king Charles III, with whom he shares the same interest for environmental and climate issues. As Charles officially became King on Saturday the 10th of September, President of Gabon congratulated him warmly (in english) on social media. Gabon officialy joined the Commonwealth this year.

« On behalf of the Nation of Gabon, I cheerfully congratulate His Majesty King Charles III, » has written Ali Bongo Ondimba on Facebook and Twitter.

« He has been a dear friend of Gabon for a long time and we have the same interest for the protection of the environment, the climate and the biodiversity, » has added the president of Gabon.

Before saying : « As the Head of the Commonwealth, His Majesty the King can be assured of my entire support and that of all the people of our country. »