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“He leaves behind a country whose economy is in very bad shape,” said a hospital employee who asked not to be identified for fear of reprisals.īurundi’s economy is mired in poverty and cut off by international donors after the United Nations documented widespread rape, torture and murder of political opponents by ruling party activists and state security forces. There was little public show of mourning on the streets as the country began a seven-day mourning period. It has carried out very few tests and held large rallies in the run-up to the election in May.
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Last month, the former footballer expelled the representative of the World Health Organization amid criticism of the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “Burundi … has signed a special covenant with God, whether you believe it or not,” Nkurunziza said recently. Like his close friend John Magufuli of Tanzania, Nkurunziza had refused to impose restrictions in the small and poor African country, allowing sporting events and mass political rallies to go ahead.īurundi has reported 83 cases of Covid-19 and officials have insisted that God will protect them and have asked citizens to go about their daily lives without fear. In Africa, 197,000 people have been infected and 5,000 people have died. In the process the President passed on, a senior diplomat in Nairobi said on Wednesday.Īpart from his wife, his other close family members have been infected by the disease, which has killed 414,377 people across the world.Īnother 7,354,275 people have been infected and 3,628,913 people have recovered.
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“There was a lot of confusion with two sides failing to agree on whether to transfer Nkurunziza to Nairobi where his wife was being treated or to Dar. Government officials then frantically tried to get him to Nairobi or Dar es Salaam in Tanzania but could not make a decision quickly. It was reported that the president exhibited all the coronavirus signs and was struggling to breathe when he was rushed to a level 3 hospital in Karuzi in eastern Burundi.Īlthough he appeared to recover on Sunday and spoke to those around him, his condition suddenly deteriorated on Monday morning. She was, however, successfully treated at the Aga Khan University Hospital and rushed back to Burundi on Tuesday after the government announced her husband’s death.Īccording to the government statement, the Burundian strongman attended a game of volleyball on Saturday but fell ill that night and was taken to hospital. However, it was confirmed later that she was suffering from Covid-19. “He had coronavirus but no one would say so because the president had played it down all along,” a western diplomat based in Bujumbura said.Ībout 11 days ago, Denise Nkurunziza, the first lady of Burundi, flew to Nairobi seeking medical treatment for a reason that was officially undisclosed. The 55-year old was due to stand down in August following elections on May 20. The Burundi government said Nkurunziza’s sudden death was a result of a heart attack.
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Burundi’s outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza died of Covid-19, diplomatic sources in Bujumbura and Nairobi confirmed on Wednesday.