Gabon foreign minister dies of cardiac arrest in cabinet meeting

Gabon’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Michael Moussa Adamo died of a heart attack during a cabinet meeting, according to the government and a presidential source.

The 62-year-old who was an ally of President Ali Bongo Ondimba died “despite efforts by specialists” to revive him, the government said in a brief statement on Friday.

A source close to the presidential palace said that he “had sat down at the start of the cabinet meeting and began to feel unwell”, according to AFP.

Moussa Adamo was taken to a military hospital while unconscious but died just after midday, the source who spoke on condition of anonymity said.

President Bongo described Moussa Adamo on Twitter as “a great diplomat, a true statesman”.

Shocked and extremely saddened to hear of the untimely demise of my dear friend Michael Moussa Adamo, Foreign Minister of #Gabon.

My deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. And to the Government of Gabon on this loss.

I will miss his friendship and wise advise. pic.twitter.com/ywNizXarJw

— Abdulla Shahid (@abdulla_shahid) January 20, 2023

“For me, he was, first of all, a friend, loyal and faithful, whom I could always count on,” said Bongo.

Abdulla Shahid, Adamo’s counterpart in the Maldives, offered his sympathies to the late minister’s family on Twitter, as well.

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