North Miami Mayor Alix Desulme ctrainor@miamiherald.comNorth Miami Mayor Alix Desulme suffered what he described as seizure-like symptoms during a recent trip to Africa, where he fainted during a lunch, he told the Miami Herald. Desulme said the council members were invited on the trip by Miami-Dade County, but paid for their portion of the trip. North Miami held a Sister Cities signing ceremony in Banjul, Gambia. Desulme was joined on the trip by Vice Mayor Mary Estime-Irvin, council members Scott Galvin and Pierre Frantz Charles and two North Miami staffers. RELATED: North Miami mayor recovering after medical emergency during Africa visitSouth Florida officials arrived in Banjul, Gambia – North Miami’s sister city – on July 31 and spent two days there before arriving in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on August 3, according to a trip itinerary shared by the city of North Miami.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 10, 2023 18:19 UTC