By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
Africa CDC Director General
Dr Jean Kaseya has travelled to Zanzibar to convey condolences to Tanzanian
President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband.
Kaseya arrived in Zanzibar
on September 8, 2026, to personally extend his sympathies to President Samia,
her family and the people of Tanzania.
He conveyed the deepest
condolences of African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf and
the wider Africa CDC community to the President and her family during the
period of mourning.
Kaseya said the African
Union and Africa CDC stand in solidarity with President Samia and the people of
Tanzania as they mourn the loss.
He also expressed hopes that
the bereaved family would find strength and comfort during what he described as
a profound and difficult period.
