The body of the late Tanzanian President John Magufuli is expected to be buried in Zanzibar on Tuesday and in other cities before his burial on Friday. Yesterday Monday, John Magufuli was honoured with national tributes in front of thousands of Tanzanians and several African heads of state at the Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma, the Tanzanian capital.
The tribute to John Magufuli was attended by nine African heads of state including South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta, Congo’s Felix Tshisekedi, Zimbabwe’s Emerson Mnangagwa, Botswana’s Mokgweetsi Masisi, as well as ambassadors from the United States, the United Kingdom, China, France and Japan.
For the South African head of state, Africa has lost a true pan-Africanist who preferred to stay in his country to serve his people instead of spending his time travelling the world. After Dodoma, Magufuli’s body is expected to be buried in Zanzibar on Tuesday, followed by other cities before his burial in his hometown of Chato in the northwest of the country on Friday.
Samia Suluhu Hassan, the new Tanzanian President, has declared 21 days of national mourning and Felix Tshisekedi has declared three days of national mourning in the DRC in solidarity with the Tanzanian people.
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