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19.07.2012 Ethiopia

Ethiopian PM Meles in 'stable' health, to take leave

By AFP
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi pictured in Nairobi in March 2012.  By Simon Maina AFPFileEthiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi pictured in Nairobi in March 2012. By Simon Maina (AFP/File)
19.07.2012 LISTEN

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is in "stable" health but has been advised to take a leave of absence, a government spokesman said Thursday.

"He has been given the necessary medical treatment by his doctors and at this point his health condition is very good and stable," Bereket Simon told journalists.

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