Mozambique declares five days of national mourning for Tanzania’s John Magufuli

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Mozambique declares five days of national mourning for Tanzania’s John Magufuli

11:15 CAT | 22 Mar 2021

Picture: Noticias

Mozambique on Saturday (March 20) began five days of national mourning for the death of John Magufuli, President of Tanzania, a country which, among other contributions, served as the cradle of Mozambique’s armed liberation struggle.

The decision was taken by the Council of Ministers, which met in Maputo on Friday (March 19) especially to discuss the country’s position regarding the death on Wednesday of the Tanzanian statesman.

The mourning decree took into account the historical ties of friendship and solidarity between the two nations, governments and peoples, Council of Ministers spokesman Filimão Suaze explained.

The Mozambican government’s decision was influenced by Tanzania’s support for the national liberation struggle, including the welcoming of Mozambicans, and the granting to them of territory to build schools, hospitals and guerrilla training centres.

Tanzania also served as an ally of Mozambique in the United Nations and in the defunct Organisation of African Unity (OAU), today the African Union.

Suaze said that, during the mourning period, which ends at midnight on March 24, the national flag would be flown at half-mast throughout the national territory and in all diplomatic representations around the world.

Speaking to journalists on Friday afternoon, Suaze recalled the Government of Tanzania’s contribution to the training of Mozambique’s original national staff in areas such as defence, security and diplomacy, support which, he said, continues to this day.

Source: Noticias