DRC: Felix Tshisekedi claims not to have undergone any surgery

The Congolese President to Félix Tshisekedi, May 18, 2021. AP - Ludovic Marin

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In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the streets were buzzing with rumors about the health of President Félix Tshisekedi.

Belgian media such as La

Libre Afrique

announced that the Congolese president was in critical condition after having undergone an “ 

open heart 

” operation.

Both the government and the presidency denied it.

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To reassure the government as well as the population about his state of health, Felix Tshisekedi intervened, by surprise, Friday, March 11, from Brussels to the Council of Ministers to take stock of his stay in Belgium.

The president assures that he has not undergone any surgery. 

“The President of the Republic, Head of State, came by surprise from Brussels to take stock of his stay in the Kingdom of Belgium.

The President of the Republic informed the members of the government that after being examined in a specialized hospital, a herniated disc at the level of the cervical vertebrae was diagnosed, and that he is benefiting from medical treatment

. ,

assured the government spokesman Patrick Muyaya

.

"

So he didn't have any surgery.

He announced his return to the country next week and he will chair, face-to-face, the Council of Ministers on March 18.

He invited the Congolese population not to follow the incongruities and other manipulations of certain ill-intentioned media and laboratories,”

he added.

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