Ramaphosa to attend Tanzanian President, John Magufuli's funeral
Magufuli passed away last week in a Dar es Salaam hospital at the age of 61.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has undertaken a visit to Dodoma, the national capital of the United Republic of Tanzania, to attend the funeral of the late Tanzanian President, John Pombe Magufuli.
Magufuli passed away last week in a Dar es Salaam hospital at the age of 61.
Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been inaugurated as President Magufuli’s successor, becoming the country's first female president.
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Hassan, 61, a soft-spoken Muslim woman from the island of Zanzibar, will finish Magufuli's second five-year term, set to run until 2025.
She becomes the only other current serving female head of state in Africa alongside Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde, whose role is mainly ceremonial.
Additional reporting by AFP.
His Excellency President @CyrilRamaphosa arrives in Dodoma Airport, United Republic of Tanzania for the official State Funeral of the late President of #Tanzania His Excellency Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli taking place at Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma. pic.twitter.com/BCK3m189K1
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