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Thousands attended the service at the Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma, Tanzania's administrative capital. [AFP]
Thousands attended the service at the Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma, Tanzania's administrative capital. [AFP]
Tanzania's new President Samia Suluhu Hassan, second from right, mourns beside the coffin [AFP]
Tanzania's new President Samia Suluhu Hassan, second from right, mourns beside the coffin [AFP]
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the mourners. 'From Magufuli, we learnt how to live without dependency from other people. Look at the roads, electricity and other infrastructure projects he implemented,' Kenyatta said. [Reuters]
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the mourners. 'From Magufuli, we learnt how to live without dependency from other people. Look at the roads, electricity and other infrastructure projects he implemented,' Kenyatta said. [Reuters]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pays his last respects. [AFP]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pays his last respects. [AFP]
Military officers escort a gun carriage carrying the coffin that was draped in the national flag. [Reuters]
Military officers escort a gun carriage carrying the coffin that was draped in the national flag. [Reuters]
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi also attended the service. [AFP]
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi also attended the service. [AFP]
Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and current chairman of the African Union, said: 'My word to Tanzanians, do not stop his spirit in pursuing development. He fought against the misuse of public resources and corruption which are chronic cancer in Africa.' [AFP]
Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and current chairman of the African Union, said: 'My word to Tanzanians, do not stop his spirit in pursuing development. He fought against the misuse of public resources and corruption which are chronic cancer in Africa.' [AFP]
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