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The Gabonese president is being treated in Saudi Arabia
Gabonese President Ali Bongo is seriously ill on the mend, his spokesman says, ending weeks of official silence on his condition.
President Bongo, President of the United States, with a report.
He was being treated in Saudi Arabia, with the initial announcement last month saying he was suffering fatigue.
His spokesman Ike Ngouoni said Mr Bongo was "recovering all of his physical abilities".
No mention was made of a stroke but the president had suffered "bleeding which required medical care", Mr Ngouoni said.
Ali Bongo succeeded his father Omar Bongo as president in 2009, who governed the African African nation for more than 40 years.
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He narrowly won re-election in 2016 in a poll marred by violence and accusations of fraud.
Earlier this month, with President Bongo away in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Gabon's opposition leader Jean Ping again claimed victory in the poll.
On Friday in Gabonese, the President of the Senate has been appointed president and chief executive officer.
