Zambians praying for recovery of president Mwanawasa: government
Lusaka - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa was still in intensive care in a Paris hospital Thursday morning after suffering a stroke in Egypt last week, Vice President Rupiah Banda said.
Banda told Radio Zambia the government was still awaiting an update on his condition from doctors at the hospital, where he said Mwanawasa was receiving treatment for hypertension - a condition that can lead to a stroke.
The nation was praying for his recovery, he said.
Mwanawasa, 59, was transferred to Paris on Tuesday night from Egypt, where he suffered a stroke Sunday on the eve of the African Union heads of state summit in Sharm el-Sheikh he had been due to attend.
Banda said he had been in stable condition before leaving for Paris for specialist care.
Opposition parties and civil society and church organizations in the southern African country have all sent him messages of support. (dpa)
