Bongo: Gabon amends constitution

President Ali Bongo

President Ali Bongo of Gabon toppled

President Ali Bongo of Gabon

The ailment of President Ali Bongo of Gabon has forced the constitutional court to intervene to avert a political crisis.

The country has been tense since the absence of the president which created a vacum in governance.

There have been no government meetings since he was taken to hospital in Saudi Arabia last month.

The court has amended the constitution to allow the vice-president or prime minister to run cabinet meetings if the president is temporarily unavailable – a move the opposition says is illegal.

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Amid speculation that the president had suffered a stroke and some even questioning whether he was still alive, President Bongo’s office finally admitted on Sunday that he was recovering from surgery.

The 59-year-old Ali Bongo, succeeded his father Omar Bongo in 2009.

His father served as president for more than 40 years.

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