Sanday Chongo Kabange, AfricaNews reporter in Lusaka, Zambia
Zambia government spokesperson Mike Mulongoti has dismissed reports announcing the death of president Levy Mwanawasa, saying that his condition in the intensive care of a Paris hospital was stable. Earlier reports were quoting the country's embassy in South Africa.
In a statement aired on national TV and radio at 12:00 Zambia time, Mulongoti, who is also information minister, said that the president was suffering from hypertension and would keep the nation updated as to his state.
Earlier this week, 59-year old Mwanawasa was urgently evacuated to Paris, France from Sharm el-Sheikh, Eygypt, where he was expected to attend the African Union summit.
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