In self-isolation, Nkurunziza turned to Kenya for embrace
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza was an affable man who rarely failed to join his regional counterparts for meetings. But all that changed in 2015, when he chose to run for a controversial third term. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza died on Tuesday a lonely man, having alienated himself from regional leaders, save for President Uhuru Kenyatta.
A football-loving pastor who liked spending his free time in the pitch playing for his Hallelujah Football Club, Mr Nkurunziza, 55, was an affable man who rarely failed to join his regional counterparts for meetings.
