The 64-year-old Ali Bongo has been in power since 2009 after the death of his father Omar Bongo, who ruled the country for 41 years since 1967.
Prigozhin was confirmed dead on Sunday after a molecular-genetic analysis of the ten bodies found in plane crash. The victims included Dmitry Utkin, the alleged co-founder of the mercenary group.
Russian state media and other local outlets, which have been covering the Ukraine war extensively since the first day, awarded a few seconds to the funeral event.
Breaking his silence over Prigozhin's death, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was a "talented businessman but made serious mistakes" in a reference to the short-lived mutiny in June.
Putin sent his condolences to the ten deceased passengers of the plane and said that he came to know about the incident on Thursday morning.
US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak are among many who have hinted Putin's role behind the crash that claimed the life of the Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Rumours also claimed Putin's role behind the fatal crash of the Wagner boss-- a leader who was responsible for his dramatic rise within Russia and the outside world.
According to Flightradar24-- a Swedish internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight tracking information on a map-- the aircraft was flying normally until 3:19 p.m. GMT.
The development came a day after the Russian mercenary leader posted a video where he was apparently recruiting people for the Wagner group in Africa.
The march on the capital by Wagner troops led by Yevgeny Prigozhin and the late-night deal that eventually halted it severely dented Putin’s reputation as a leader who is willing to ruthlessly punish anyone who challenges his authority.
Zelenskyy further said that "anyone who chooses the path of evil destroys himself." Targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said that he has barricaded himself in Moscow from the very forces he had armed.
Meanwhile, Russian security forces have cordoned off the Wagner centre in St. Petersburg after Prigozhin's armed rebellion and declared a “counterterrorist regime" in Moscow and its surroundings, with restricted freedoms and enhanced security.
The Wagner Group, which is also known as PMC Wagner, made headlines in 2014 after it provided support to the pro-Russian separatist movement in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. The group was established by Dmitry Utkin, an ex-Russian military officer and named it after his former call sign.
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