LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is recovering from an undisclosed illness in Saudi Arabia and still performing his duties, according to a statement released Sunday amid mounting speculation about his health. The statement said that Ali Bongo was suffering dizziness at his hotel in Riyad, Saudi Arabia on Oct. 24 when he sought medical care at King Faysal Hospital. The information about the president’s health is “extremely reassuring” and the president “continues to perform his duties,” the presidency said. The communique came amid a swirl of rumours over the president’s health back home in the Central African nation. I think they’re not putting him in front of the cameras intentionally,” said Douglas A. Yates, a Paris-based Gabon expert.

Source: National Post November 11, 2018 14:37 UTC