Gabon's Preident Ali Bongo, who has spent a month having treatment at a Saudi hospital, will be transferred next week to the Moroccan capital, Rabat, to convalesce, a presidential source has told the AFP news agency.

The 59-year-old reportedly suffered a stroke when he was on a visit to the Saudi capital Riyadh last month.

On Wednesday, the magazine Jeune Afrique reported sources saying Mr Bongo was going to be moved to London in the UK for specialised treatment.