President Kagame sends Condolences to Burundi as Mourning for Nkurunziza begins
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has sent condolences to the Republic of Burundi and the people of Burundi for the passing of President Nkurunziza and the family of the President.
President Nkurunziza died of Heart attack, according to the statement released by the Government of Burundi on Tuesday.
Nkurunziza died ahead of official handover of the Presidency to his successor Evariste Ndayishimiye who is due to be sworn in as president in August.
What happened to the president?
The official statement announcing the president’s death said he was taken ill in the evening after helping out at a volleyball match in Ngozi, northern Burundi, on Saturday.
He went to hospital, but appeared to be recovering on Sunday and was able to communicate with the people surrounding him, the government says.
His condition, however, rapidly changed on Monday.
