Authorities in the Central African Republic on Monday issued a statement saying President Faustin- Archange Touad\u00e9ra was not seriously ill.<\/p>\n
Specialist website, Africa Intelligence, has reported that he has been in Belgium since Saturday for emergency medical treatment.<\/p>\n
It said Touad\u00e9ra was in a stable condition in hospital in Brussels after having been evacuated from Bangui on a private medical jet.<\/p>\n
Opposition politician Martin Zigu\u00e9l\u00e9 says the head of state\u2019s health is a matter of national interest and has called for transparency.<\/p>\n
Officials, however, reassured the public that there was no cause for alarm and claimed that Touad\u00e9ra simply took advantage of a scheduled trip to carry out a medical check-up.<\/p>\n
They said the aim of his visit to Brussels was to urge the European Union to support the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI).<\/p>\n
Touad\u00e9ra was due to attend the US-Africa business summit in Angola on Monday.<\/p>\n
The resulting power vacuum in the country comes just a few months before the presidential election.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Bangui in April to oppose Touad\u00e9ra\u2019s plan to run for an unconstitutional third term in office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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