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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, sent his congratulations to the new Tanzanian president, saying he hoped to be able to work together to fight the coronavirus.
“I look forward to working with you to protect people from Covid-19, end the pandemic and achieve a healthier Tanzania. Together! ”He tweeted.
Congratulations, President @SuluhuSamia, during your inauguration, and to the people of #Tanzania on their first female president. I look forward to working with you to protect people from # COVID-19[FEMALE[FEMININE, end the pandemic and achieve better health. Together! pic.twitter.com/xvZphb3PBl
– Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 19, 2021
Samia Suluhu Hassan has just been sworn in as the new leader of the East African nation – two days after the death of President John Magufuli.
The late president has gained international notoriety over the past year for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tanzania has not released details of its coronavirus cases since May, and the government has refused to purchase vaccines despite a call from the WHO for Tanzanians to be vaccinated.
Instead, Mr. Magufuli called for prayers and herbal steam therapy to counter the virus.
He also poked fun at the effectiveness of the masks, which Ugandan writer Charles Onyango-Obbo points out in a tweet is not lost on Gado in his latest political sketch.
The Kenya-based Tanzanian cartoonist shows Magufuli, a devout Catholic, greeted in heaven by an angel saying, “I’m afraid you may not be allowed in without a mask!
.@iGaddo on what happens when Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli arrived at Heaven’s Gate and came face to face with an angel. pic.twitter.com/oJcdzMRGKt
– Charles Onyango-Obbo (@ cobbo3) March 19, 2021
Questions had been raised about Magufuli’s health before his death on Wednesday, blamed on heart complications.
He had not been seen in public for more than two weeks and some opposition politicians had said he had contracted coronavirus.
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