By RFIPalled on 24-03-2019Modified on 24-03-2019 at 01:19

In Gabon, President Ali Bongo returned to his country after a long recovery in Morocco following a stroke last October 24 in Saudi Arabia. Visibly weakened by the disease, Ali Bongo was greeted by a huge crowd in delirium.

All day Leon Mba airport has been transformed into a besieged place. The people of Librevillois have moved en masse to welcome and especially to see President Bongo.

" We have seen, he is alive and well. Facebook and the lie of look-alikes is over, "said one of his supporters at RFI.

📸 The image of the day: PresidentABO back in Libreville, #Gabon 🇬🇦 pic.twitter.com/sYPOQcmNM0

Presidency of the Gabonese Republic (@PresidenceGabon) 23 March 2019

Very few Gabonese saw Ali Bongo get off the plane that landed at 16:56. When he left the terminal, the Gabonese president, who leans on a cane, tried to approach the crowd before returning to his big 4x4 where he engulfed with his wife Sylvia.

It was through the lowered windows that many of the Librevillois saw, the presidential couple whose procession was rolling very slowly.

Ali Bongo has returned to his private residence in La Sablière. His cabinet, however, remains silent on his agenda.

We have seen, he is alive and well! Facebook and the lie of the look-alikes, it's over!

[Reportage] The crowd was at the rendezvous to welcome Ali Bongo

24-03-2019 - By Yves-Laurent Goma

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