CAR officials issue statement claiming president is not seriously ill

Authorities in the Central African Republic on Monday issued a statement saying President Faustin- Archange Touadéra was not seriously ill.

Specialist website, Africa Intelligence, has reported that he has been in Belgium since Saturday for emergency medical treatment.

It said Touadéra was in a stable condition in hospital in Brussels after having been evacuated from Bangui on a private medical jet.

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