BARCELONA: Gabon announced the death of President Omar Bongo Ondimba, Africa's longest-serving leader, whose rule was tainted by corruption, and locked its borders as thoughts turned to succession.After Bongo's prime minister confirmed news of the 73-year-old's death in a private clinic in Barcelona, Spain, officials in the west African nation announced 30 days of national mourning, with all flags flown at half-mast.
Bongo's body is to be repatriated to Libreville on Friday, so a ceremony can be held in Spain, a Gabon official told foreign news agency in the Spanish port city. The official funeral will be held in Gabon between Friday and June 15, he added.
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