Tanzania President loses husband, Ameir Hassan

Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, is dead.

BBC News reports that the President’s husband died on Monday while receiving treatment for a heart condition at a health facility in Zanzibar.

Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi announced the death in a statement on Monday morning.

According to the statement, the funeral arrangement is currently being made in Kizimkazi, a village on Tanzania’s semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar.

The Vice President also expressed condolences to President Hassan and Ameir’s family, describing the deceased as a lifelong companion to the President.

Kenyan President William Ruto joined those mourning Ameir, saying he received news of his death with “deep sorrow”.