By AFPMore by this AuthorLIBREVILLEAli Bongo of Gabon does not have a body double, his spokesman said Thursday, brushing aside rumours that a lookalike has been standing in for the 60-year-old president since he suffered a stroke in October. "There's no body double," Ike Ngouoni told a news conference, the first since Bongo fell ill. "The president is indeed there. Bongo, who is convalescing in Morocco, has returned to Gabon only twice since falling ill, staying less than 48 hours each time. In early January Bongo survived a brief coup attempt by army rebels while in Morocco. He also went for a ride through the capital Libreville, waving at people through the car window.

Source: Daily Nation March 07, 2019 14:37 UTC