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Gabon president in Morocco to convalesce

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba. He arrived in Morocco on November 29, 2018, to recover after a month's treatment at a Saudi hospital. PHOTO | GABRIEL BOUYS | AFP

By  AFP

Gabon's President Ali Bongo arrived in Morocco on Thursday to convalesce after a month's treatment at a Saudi hospital, a Moroccan diplomatic source said.

Bongo, 59, had been at the hospital in Saudi Arabia since October 24 when he fell ill at an economic forum.

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