{"id":25800,"date":"2021-03-24T18:50:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T18:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=25800"},"modified":"2021-03-24T18:50:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T18:50:24","slug":"koffi-olomide-mourns-dr-magufuli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/culture-and-art\/koffi-olomide-mourns-dr-magufuli","title":{"rendered":"KOFFI OLOMIDE MOURNS DR MAGUFULI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> Famous Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) musician, Koffi Olomide alias Mopao Mokonzi has joined Tanzanians in mourning the demise of President John Magufuli.<\/p>\n<p>In a video clip that went viral on social media platforms Wednesday, the legendary singer described his death as a \u2018loss\u2019 not only to Tanzania but also to the entire African continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to express my condolences to the President&#8217;s widow, family and all people of Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know my love to you\u2026my respect and my consideration for you Tanzania. Accept my condolences. God bless President Magufuli,\u201d Koffi Olomide said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: Famous Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) musician, Koffi Olomide alias Mopao Mokonzi has joined Tanzanians in mourning the demise of President John Magufuli. 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