Article 5FFX4 Tanzania's Covid-denying president, John Magufuli, dies aged 61

Tanzania's Covid-denying president, John Magufuli, dies aged 61

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Jason Burke Africa correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#5FFX4)

Leader's death follows two-week absence from public life that prompted rumours he had virus

Tanzania's president, John Magufuli, one of Africa's most prominent Covid-19 deniers, has died after a two-week absence from public life that prompted speculation that he had contracted the disease.

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