The inauguration of Joseph Boakai as the new president of Liberia on Monday was interrupted as he suddenly suffered a “heat stroke” while delivering his acceptance speech.
Boakai, aged 79, paused during his speech after taking the oath of office, and aides rushed to assist him by fanning him.
After briefly resuming his speech, he halted again, and aides helped him walk away from the podium, leading to the curtailment of the ceremony.

Mohammed Ali, the spokesman for Boakai’s ruling Unity Party, attributed the incident to the high heat, stating, “It is the heat.
The heat was high. They should have had some fans or something around there.
At his age, exhaustion happened. But it is okay now.”
Boakai emerged victorious over George Weah in a run-off election in November and was sworn in during an outdoor ceremony in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, where sweltering heat prevailed.
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