In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the streets were buzzing with rumors about President Félix Tshisekedi’s health. Belgian media such as La Libre Afrique reported that the Congolese president was in critical condition after undergoing “open heart” surgery. Both the government and the presidency denied it.
To reassure both the government and the people about his state of health, Felix Tshisekedi intervened, as a surprise, on Friday, March 11, from Brussels to the Council of Ministers to evaluate 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 make an inventory of his stay in the Kingdom of Belgium. medical care., assured government spokesman Patrick Muyaya.
“So he was not operated on. He announced that he will return to the country next week and he will be chairing, face to face, in the Council of Ministers on March 18. He invited the Congolese people not to follow the inconsistencies and other manipulations of some ill-meaning media and laboratories, he added.
