Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

DR Congo's Tshisekedi falls ill during inauguration speech

Image
AFP Kinshasa
Last Updated : Jan 24 2019 | 9:10 PM IST

DR Congo's new President Felix Tshisekedi fell ill briefly as he was delivering his inauguration speech on Thursday following the country's first peaceful handover of power.

Tshisekedi, 55, returned to the microphone after 12 minutes, saying: "A famous president of our country said in his time: 'understand my emotion'."

Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content

More From This Section

First Published: Jan 24 2019 | 9:10 PM IST

Next Story