Protests, power transfer, drought: What an incredible decade for Africa
In East Africa, since the death of Kenya’s President Jomo Kenyatta on August 22, 1978, no EAC president has died “peacefully” in his sleep, as it were, until Burundi's Pierre Nkurunziza. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
A veteran East African journalist talking about the devastation of coronavirus on life and livelihoods, and the recent death of Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza, the other day said “these last 10 years have been incredible for Africa, and indeed for the world.
“Think about it, since the independence period, which 10 years have been so dramatic?” he asked.
