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Samia in Burundi to cement trade and diplomatic ties

Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye welcomes Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan

Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye welcomes Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan to Bujumbura for her first official visit as head of state on July 16, 2021. PHOTO | AFP 


By  MOSES HAVYARIMANA

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday landed at the Melchior Ndadaye International Airport in Bujumbura for a two-day official visit in which she is expected to market her country as an investment destination and sign bilateral trade deals.

This is her first visit to Burundi as president, after attending the funeral of former president Pierre Nkurunziza last year. The Tanzanian leader was received by Burundi’s Vice-President Prosper Bazombanza.

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