Burundi’s government announced the “unexpected death” of the president, saying that he had died following cardiac arrest. Nkurunziza had been president of the smaller neighbor to the DRC, Uganda and Tanzania since 2005.
“The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi… following cardiac arrest on June 8, 2020,” the government said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Source: DW Africa