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Article: VOA NEWS: SOME ZAMBIANS CONFUSED ABOUT TRUE STATE OF PRESIDENT MWANAWASA'S HEALTH

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July 7, 2008
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By James Butty

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who is hospitalized in France after suffering a stroke during the African Union summit in Egypt, is expected to undergo a second medical review Monday. Informing the country over the weekend, Zambian Vice President Rupiah Banda said President Mwanawasa continues to receive treatment for hypertension.

Meanwhile, the South African government has reportedly said it has launched an investigation into who might have given President Thabo Mbeki the information that President Mwanawasa had died. President Mbeki observed a moment of silence last Thursday at a tribute to victims of xenophobia.

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