Gabon: Ailing President Bongo Arrives Back in Gabon, but Not for Long

Gabon's President Ali Bongo arrived in Libreville overnight on Tuesday following several months of absence after suffering a stroke, just over a week after the country experienced an attempted coup d'etat. Bongo returned from Morocco to preside over a ceremony for the swearing-in of a new government. He is expected to return to Rabat shortly to continue his hospital treatment.

"The president of the republic is present in Libreville," said Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nzé, in an interview with Deutsche Welle radio.

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