January 20,(THEWILL) – The Foreign Minister of Gabon, Michael Moussa Adamo, died Friday after suffering a heart attack during a cabinet meeting.
Moussa Adamo, 62, an ally of President Ali Bongo Ondimba, suffered a heart attack and died “despite efforts by specialists” to revive him, the government said in a brief statement.
He “had sat down at the start of the cabinet meeting and began to feel unwell”, a source close to the presidential palace told AFP, adding that he was taken to a military hospital while unconscious but died just after midday, the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity said.
Reacting to his death, President Bongo described Moussa Adamo on Twitter as “a great diplomat, a true statesman”.
“To me, he was firstly a friend, loyal and faithful, on whom I have always been able to count on. It’s a huge loss for Gabon,” he added.
Moussa Adamo was born in the Northeastern town of Makokou, in 1961 and started as a presenter on national television.
In 2000, he was made Chief of Staff for the Defence Minister, who at the time was Bongo.
When Bongo was elected President on the death of his father, Omar Bongo Ondimba, in 2009, Moussa Adamo served as his Special Advisor.
After a decade as Gabon’s Ambassador to the United States until 2020, he became, first, Defence Minister and in March 2022, a Foreign Minister.
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