Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza is dead

In a statement, the government of Burundi said Nkurunziza died on Monday, June 8, from cardiac arrest at Karusi Fiftieth Anniversary Hospital. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi, at the Karusi Fiftieth Anniversary Hospital following a cardiac arrest on Monday, June 8, 2020,” the statement read.