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Namibia’s President Geingob to undergo cancer treatment, presidency says

Namibia’s President Geingob to undergo cancer treatment, presidency says

NAMIBIA'S President Hage Geingob was diagnosed with cancer during a medical check-up earlier this month and will undergo treatment, the office of the 82-year-old head of state said. A statement from his office did not give further details about his condition but said he would continue to carry out presidential duties. Namibia is due to hold presidential and parliamentary elections at the end of 2024. Geingob told the public in 2014 when he was prime minister that he had survived prostate cancer. He became president the following year. "As part of regular annual medical examinations, the Presidency informed the Namibian…
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Guinea’s ousted ex-president returns from medical trip

Guinea’s ousted ex-president returns from medical trip

GUINEA'S former president, Alpha Conde, ousted in a military coup in September, returned to the country after a trip to the United Arab Emirates for a medical check-up, the interim government said. Conde, 84, who is under house arrest in Guinea but is allowed to receive visitors, left the West African nation in January after the junta allowed him to travel on medical grounds. "The former president will remain in Guinea for as long as his health permits", the junta said in a late-night statement read on national television. "His integrity and dignity will always be respected." Guinea's coup was…
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