“The President of the Republic went on a mission, you know, with the Gavi summit (summit of the Alliance du Vaccine, editor’s note) in Brussels […] And he left a little early, because he is also a human, he left to do what is called a check-up, that is to say some routine exams“Said his spokesperson Maxime Balalou during a press briefing on Monday.
According to the entire declaration of Mr. Balalou reached AFP Tuesday, “There has been a lot of speculation about the state of health of the President of the Republic, saying that he is seriously ill, which is false“.
Some media and social networks have mentioned one “emergency hospitalization“. “I reassure public opinion, the President of the Republic is in very good health“Said Balalou, before adding that the president will participate at the Gavi summit which will be held on Wednesday in Brussels.
According to various political sources in Bangui, which have requested anonymity, the question of Mr. Touadéra’s health is a subject “too sensitive“To be mentioned publicly. President Touadéra, 68, was elected in 2016 in the midst of a civil war in the Central African Republic.
