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A woman and four children were killed in a stampede in Tanzania as crowds rushed to mourn Tanzania's late president John Magufuli at the weekend, a relative told AFP on Tuesday.

Thousands of mourners have been filing past the coffin of Tanzania's ex-President John Magufuli, who died on Wednesday aged 61. His coffin, draped in the national flag, is lying in state at the …

Mourners have lined the streets of Tanzania's capital Dar es Salaam to pay their last respects to ex-President John Magufuli who died last week. His successor Samia Suluhu Hassan led the procession, with the coffin draped in the national flag taken to the Uhuru Stadium to lie in state Opposition …

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Saturday led her fellow citizens in paying the last respects to former President John Magufuli at the Uhuru Stadium in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam.

Samia Suluhu Hassan said Tanzania should unite and avoid pointing fingers after the death of John Magufuli, her COVID-sceptic predecessor.

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country's vice-president has announced. He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in an address on state television.

Tanzanian President John Magufuli, one of Africa's most prominent coronavirus sceptics, has died aged 61 of heart failure, his vice-president says.

DAR ES SALAAM, March 18 (Xinhua) — Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died of heart disease at the age of 61, the country's Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Wednesday. "With great sadness, I announce the death of our brave leader …

Tanzanian President John Magufuli, who died Wednesday aged 61, was once hailed for his no-nonsense attitude, but his swing to authoritarianism stifled democracy and allowed Covid-19 to run rampant.

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died of heart disease at the age of 61, the country's Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Wednesday. "With great sadness, I announce the death of our brave leader President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli who died today at around 6 p.