Nigeria's president: Magufuli fought 'profligacy'

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the late Tanzanian President John Magufuli as a "visionary" who spent "most of his life serving the country and humanity". 

He introduced reforms that Tanzanians would celebrate for generations to come - including the "challenging decision to reduce the size and cost of governance, insistence on a people-focused budget with clear priorities on education and health, and consistently fighting profligacy and frivolities in public expenditures”, Mr Buhari said. 

The death of the 61-year-old Mr Magufuli, who became Tanzania's president in 2015, was announced on Wednesday night. 

The government said he died from a heart condition.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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