Namibia’s president to undergo treatment after ‘cancerous cells’ found
Al Jazeera
Hage Geingob, 82, will continue to carry out his presidential duties while seeking treatment, his office said.
Namibian President Hage Geingob will start treatment for cancer after routine medical checkups led to the detection of “cancerous cells”, his office has said.
In a statement from the Namibian Presidency on Friday, it said that “as part of regular annual medical examinations” the 82-year-old leader had a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy on January 8, followed by a biopsy.
“The results revealed cancerous cells,” the statement said.
“On the advice of the medical team, President Geingob will undertake appropriate medical treatment to deal with the cancerous cells,” it added.
Geingob’s office gave no more details on his diagnosis but said he would continue working.
