Fidel Andjoua (C) the brother of Gabon's

Fidel Andjoua (C) the brother of Gabon's late president Omar Bongo Ondimba stands up, flanked by unindentified person during the funerals of late president Omar Bongo passes by in Franceville on June 18, 2009. Bongo was buried with traditional rites at one of his luxurious palaces opening the way for a succession battle. The ceremony for Africa's longest serving leader, was held in the local Teke language spoken in the southeast of the equatorial African country. Thousands of mourners from the region came to the palace in Franceville to file before the coffin draped in the Gabonese flag. AFP PHOTO/WILFRIED MBINAH (Photo credit should read WILS YANICK/AFP via Getty Images)