Former Burundi president to be buried in state funeral
A screen shows the convoy that transported the body of late Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, who died at the age of 55, for the national funeral at the Ingoma stadium in Gitega, Burundi, on June 26, 2020.PHOTO | TCHANDROU NITANGA | AFP
Thousands of Burundians on Friday lined the road to the capital Gitega as the body of former president Pierre Nkurunziza was escorted under heavy security for a state funeral after his sudden death earlier this month.
Nkurunziza, who ruled the country for 15 years, died at the aged 55 of what the government said was "heart failure".
