Bongo back in Gabon after five-month medical leave to treat stroke


  • World
  • Tuesday, 26 Mar 2019

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - President Ali Bongo, who suffered a stroke in October, has returned to Gabon following medical leave in Morocco, a source at the presidency told Reuters on Monday.

Secrecy surrounding the state of Bongo's health during his five-month absence fuelled instability in Gabon, where declining oil revenues and widespread poverty have dented his popularity.

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