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Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa speaks at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, in Little Rock, Ark. (Mike Wintroath/Associated Press) Zambia's president is in stable condition in a Paris hospital, the vice-president told Reuters on Thursday in response to local media reports that he had died. Levy Mwanawasa, 59, fell ill earlier in the week after suffering from a stroke, according to a statement from the Zambian government. Reuters, citing South Africa's Talk Radio 702, reported early Thursday that Mwanawasa had died, quoting a Zambian High Commission spokesman. "The president had [a] satisfactory night at the Percy military hospital in France. The news reports ... are not true," Vice-President Rupiah Banda said in a statement, according to Reuters. Mwanawasa became ill as an... [read full story]
