Gabonese President Ali Bongo will soon be transferred from hospital in Saudi Aradia to the UK capital, the magazine Jeune Afrique is reporting.

Some reports said the 59-year-old had suffered a stroke when he was on a visit to the Saudi capital Riyadh last month.

Sources told Jeune Afrique that he was now well enough to travel and was expected to receive treatment at a specialised medical centre in London.

A convalescence in Morocco was considered, but London has been settled upon, it reports.