Zambian President Edgar Lungu collapses

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Zambian President Edgar Lungu
Zambian President Edgar Lungu

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambian officials say the president has been diagnosed with malariaafter he collapsed while speaking at a public ceremony.

The president’s assistant, Amos Chanda, said Sunday in a statement that doctors tested President Edgar Lungu for malaria after he showed fatigue.

Chanda said Lungu was delivering a speech to commemorate International Women’s Day at Heroes Stadium in the capital Lusaka, when he felt ill.

Chanda said Lungu was rushed to the Maina Soko Military hospital in Lusaka, where he is being treated for malaria and fatigue.

In the statement, Lungu told his supporters that he was feeling much better after treatment.

Lungu became president in January this year, succeeding Michael Sata who died last year after a long illness.

 

Yahoo News (AP)

57 COMMENTS

  1. I did not see him collapse. Was it after he got into the car? Get well soon our Prezido.

  2. I did not see him collapse. Was it after he got into the car? Get well soon our Prezido.

  3. Im a namibian bt i wnder why u zambian pipo wishing ur president to die why is this the president for jst setern pipo or all zambians? U pipo shuld learn frm athar countries how they respect ther leaders whats wrong wth u?

  4. Im a namibian bt i wnder why u zambian pipo wishing ur president to die why is this the president for jst setern pipo or all zambians? U pipo shuld learn frm athar countries how they respect ther leaders whats wrong wth u?

  5. After he felt ill then u change it to fellowship, go through yo dictionaries felt its a past tense of feel.fell Its the same with falling down. so the story is he felt meaning he was feeling sick.take it easy opposition dont u feel sick? he will not die until he wins u 2016.

  6. “BA WISO” U r brining this nonsense news without having proper facts, wiso ewaponene shetani?

    • sorr 2 say its you without proper facts it wz there on muvi tv i watched nd luo took over the programme

  7. Whoever ever is wishing him to die in these comments should die .you will surely die infact ny accident. Infact your close relatives shoud die by heart conditions one after another. Y shoud you celebrate over ones sicksiness

  8. sorry my president,may the almight God heal u.U know this is not something to laugh at,let us wish well to our President and pray for the healing

  9. All those refuting what zambian voice have writen have no dstv at home but only rely on znbc 4 news what a shame.Most dstv chanels have confirmed this, lets just pray 4 our president.

  10. The only pipo wu can politise the sickness of the prednt is the opposition, but even them they do get sick, bcoz they ar js human.

  11. Kindly upload any picture to show your cause???? these things were even on television.he only and honestly excused himself.whatmore can you ask for ba shetani imwe kanshi???

  12. vi lusaka voice ndimwe vosalila.pantu we already hav real data not ifyomulelanda fyabufi

  13. He did not collapse, why can’t reporterz report wat is on the ground. Why creating dust were there is no dust.the presdnet only had maleria.

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