Gabon's 大統領,/社長 speaks for first time after 一打/打撃

Gabon's President Ali Bongo, pictured in July 2018, has not been back to his country since he fell ill in Saudi Arabia more than two months ago

Gabon's 大統領 Ali Bongo, pictured in July 2018, has not been 支援する to his country since he fell ill in Saudi Arabia more than two months ago

Gabon's 大統領 Ali Bongo on Monday 演説(する)/住所d his compatriots for the first time since 苦しむing a 一打/打撃 on October 24, in a New Year's message 記録,記録的な/記録するd in Morocco and 分配するd 経由で social and 伝統的な マスコミ.

"It is true that I have been through a difficult period, as いつかs happens in life," he said in a ビデオ 記録,記録的な/記録するd in Rabat, where the 大統領,/社長 has been recuperating since end-November.

The 59-year-old leader has not been home to Gabon since he fell ill in Saudi Arabia more than two months ago. A 欠如(する) of 公式の/役人 news 誘発するd fevered 憶測 that he was incapacitated or even dead.

A 選び出す/独身 photograph of Bongo and two ビデオs without sound were published in the two months after his 一打/打撃, その上の fuelling rumours about his health.

Speaking straight to the camera in the new ビデオ, Bongo elocutes his message seemingly effortlessly, even as his 長,率いる and 手渡すs 陳列する,発揮する slight movement.

Seated at a (米)棚上げする/(英)提議する, the 大統領,/社長's lower 団体/死体 is not shown.

"Today, as you can see, I am better and I am 準備するing to 会合,会う you again soon," Bongo said in the ビデオ.

大統領/総裁などの地位 広報担当者 Ike Ngouoni told AFP: "This speech is proof that 大統領 Ali Bongo is fully 回復するd. His health problems are now behind him."

The Bongo family has 治める/統治するd the oil-rich equatorial African nation for five decad es. The 現職の 取って代わるd his father, who died in 2009.

Three 野党 leaders have called for an 独立した・無所属 医療の team to see Bongo in Rabat to 査定する/(税金などを)課す whether he is able to 成し遂げる his 大統領の 義務s.

Bongo was 辛うじて re-elected in 2016 に引き続いて a 大統領の 投票 marred by deadly 暴力/激しさ and 主張s of 詐欺.

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