Former Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete talks to the President of the National Assembly Pascal Nyabenda as they attend the inauguration ceremony of Burundi's President elect Evariste Ndayishimiye following the sudden death of his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza, amid the growing threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Ingoma stadium in Gitega, Burundi June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Evrard Ngendakumana 

Former Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete and Tanzania's Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan attend the inauguration ceremony of Burundi's President elect Evariste Ndayishimiye following the sudden death of his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza, amid the growing threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Ingoma stadium in Gitega, Burundi June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Evrard Ngendakumana 

Tanzania's President elect John Pombe Magufuli embraces outgoing President Jakaya Kikwete (R) during his inauguration ceremony at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam, November 5, 2015. Tanzania's new president Magufuli was sworn in on Thursday, promising to unite the country after a contested vote, create more jobs and drive up economic growth. Looking on are (L-R) Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman 

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (L) and Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (2nd R) watch Tanzania's outgoing President Jakaya Kikwete (2nd L) greet Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe before the inauguration ceremony of President-elect John Magufuli at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam, November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman 

Outgoing Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete address members of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party (CCM) at the party's sub-head office on Lumumba road in Dar es Salaam, October 30, 2015. Tanzania's ruling party candidate, John Magufuli, was declared winner on Thursday of a presidential election, after the national electoral body dismissed opposition complaints about the process and a demand for a recount. The election has been the most hotly contested race in the more than half a century of rule by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party, which fielded Magufuli, 56, a minister for public works. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman 

Tanzania's President elect John Pombe Magufuli (R) and outgoing President Jakaya Kikwete share a moment before addressing members of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party (CCM) at the party's sub-head office on Lumumba road in Dar es Salaam, October 30, 2015. Tanzania's ruling party candidate, John Magufuli, was declared winner on Thursday of a presidential election, after the national electoral body dismissed opposition complaints about the process and a demand for a recount. The election has been the most hotly contested race in the more than half a century of rule by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party, which fielded Magufuli, 56, a minister for public works. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman 

Tanzania's President and the chairman of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Party, Jakaya Kikwete (R), meets presidential candidate John Magufuli (L) as they celebrate after Magufuli was declared the winner at State House in Dar es Salaam, October 29, 2015. Tanzania's ruling party candidate, John Magufuli, was declared winner on Thursday of a presidential election, after the national electoral body dismissed opposition complaints about the process and a demand for a recount. The election has been the most hotly contested race in the more than half a century of rule by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party, which fielded Magufuli, 56, a minister for public works. REUTERS/Stringer

Tanzania's President and the chairman of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Party Jakaya Kikwete (R) meets presidential candidate John Magufuli as they celebrate after Magufuli was declared the winner at State House in Dar es Salaam, October 29, 2015. Tanzania's ruling party candidate, John Magufuli, was declared winner on Thursday of a presidential election, after the national electoral body dismissed opposition complaints about the process and a demand for a recount. The election has been the most hotly contested race in the more than half a century of rule by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party, which fielded Magufuli, 56, a minister for public works. REUTERS/Stringer

Tanzania's President and the chairman of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Party, Jakaya Kikwete (R), congratulates presidential candidate John Magufuli as they celebrate after Magufuli was declared the winner at State House in Dar es Salaam, October 29, 2015. Tanzania's ruling party candidate, John Magufuli, was declared winner on Thursday of a presidential election, after the national electoral body dismissed opposition complaints about the process and a demand for a recount. The election has been the most hotly contested race in the more than half a century of rule by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party, which fielded Magufuli, 56, a minister for public works. REUTERS/Stringer

Tanzania's President and the chairman of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Party, Jakaya Kikwete (R), congratulates presidential candidate John Magufuli (L) as they celebrate after Magufuli was declared the winner, at State House in Dar es Salaam, October 29, 2015. Tanzania's ruling party candidate, John Magufuli, was declared winner on Thursday of a presidential election, after the national electoral body dismissed opposition complaints about the process and a demand for a recount. The election has been the most hotly contested race in the more than half a century of rule by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party, which fielded Magufuli, 56, a minister for public works. REUTERS/Stringer

Tanzania's President and chairman of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Jakaya Kikwete (R) dances with presidential candidate John Pombe Magufuli during a campaign rally at Jangwani grounds in Dar es Salaam October 23, 2015. Tanzania's ruling party faces its toughest election test on Sunday in more than half of a century in power as it seeks to fend off a presidential bid by a former prime minister who has vowed to create jobs that will help the poor. REUTERS/Sadi Said 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete speaks before attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete speaks before attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete arrives to speak before attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania addresses a plenary meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York September 26, 2015. More than 150 world leaders are expected to attend the three day summit to formally adopt an ambitious new sustainable development agenda, according to a U.N. press statement. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz

President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania addresses a plenary meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York September 26, 2015. More than 150 world leaders are expected to attend the three day summit to formally adopt an ambitious new sustainable development agenda, according to a U.N. press statement. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (L) introduces Works Minister John Magufuli (C) after the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) elected him as the presidential candidate for the October 25 election in the capital Dodoma, July 12, 2015. Tanzania's ruling party on Sunday named Magufuli as its candidate for this year's presidential race, a move that means he will most likely become the next president of the east African nation. REUTERS/Stringer 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) gestures towards Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete (C) as his wife Salma Kikwete (C) looks on during Kikwete’s ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace in New Delhi, India, June 19, 2015. Kikwete is on a five-day state visit to India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete (R) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee as his wife Salma Kikwete (C) looks on during Kikwete’s ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace in New Delhi, India, June 19, 2015. Kikwete is on a five-day state visit to India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete inspects a guard of honour during his ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace in New Delhi, India, June 19, 2015. Kikwete is on a five-day state visit to India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete inspects a guard of honour during his ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace in New Delhi, India, June 19, 2015. Kikwete is on a five-day state visit to India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

(L to R) South Africa President Jacob Zuma, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete attend the summit to discuss the crisis in Burundi, in Dar es Salaam Tanzania, May 31, 2015. African leaders meeting in Tanzania on Sunday to discuss a political crisis in Burundi triggered by the president's plan to run for a third term called for the postponement of elections by at least a month and a half. Protests erupted in Burundi in late April in response to President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for another term in June 26 polls, a move critics say violates the constitution. REUTERS/Stringer

African leaders (L-R) Jacob Zuma of South Africa, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya pose for a photograph during the summit to discuss the crisis in Burundi, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 31, 2015. African leaders meeting in Tanzania on Sunday to discuss a political crisis in Burundi triggered by the president's plan to run for a third term called for the postponement of elections by at least a month and a half. Protests erupted in Burundi in late April in response to President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for another term in June 26 polls, a move critics say violates the constitution. REUTERS/Stringer

South Africa President Jacob Zuma (L) shakes hands with Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (R) during the summit to discuss the crisis in Burundi, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 31, 2015. African leaders meeting in Tanzania on Sunday to discuss a political crisis in Burundi triggered by the president's plan to run for a third term called for the postponement of elections by at least a month and a half. Protests erupted in Burundi in late April in response to President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for another term in June 26 polls, a move critics say violates the constitution. REUTERS/Stringer 

South Africa President Jacob Zuma (L) talks to Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (C) and Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (R) during the summit to discuss the crisis in Burundi, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 31, 2015. African leaders meeting in Tanzania on Sunday to discuss a political crisis in Burundi triggered by the president's plan to run for a third term called for the postponement of elections by at least a month and a half. Protests erupted in Burundi in late April in response to President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for another term in June 26 polls, a move critics say violates the constitution. REUTERS/Stringer

(L to R) Burundi Foreign Minister Alain Aime Nyamitwe, South Africa President Jacob Zuma, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete attend the summit to discuss the crisis in Burundi, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 31, 2015. African leaders meeting in Tanzania on Sunday to discuss a political crisis in Burundi triggered by the president's plan to run for a third term called for the postponement of elections by at least a month and a half. Protests erupted in Burundi in late April in response to President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for another term in June 26 polls, a move critics say violates the constitution. REUTERS/Stringer

Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete (L) meets his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, during a meeting over the crisis in Burundi, at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 13, 2015. A Burundi army general said on Wednesday he had sacked Pierre Nkurunziza as president for seeking an unconstitutional third term in office, and was working with civil society groups to form a transitional government. East African leaders and a top official from continental heavyweight South Africa were meeting in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam to discuss the crisis that has already spilled over into a region with a history of ethnic conflict. REUTERS/Stringer 

Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete (L) meets his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni during a meeting over the crisis in Burundi, at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 13, 2015. A Burundi army general said on Wednesday he had sacked Pierre Nkurunziza as president for seeking an unconstitutional third term in office, and was working with civil society groups to form a transitional government. East African leaders and a top official from continental heavyweight South Africa were meeting in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam to discuss the crisis that has already spilled over into a region with a history of ethnic conflict. REUTERS/Stringer 

East African heads of states (L-R) Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya meet during a meeting to discuss the crisis in Burundi at the State House in Dar es Salaam Tanzania, May 13, 2015. A Burundi army general said on Wednesday he had sacked Pierre Nkurunziza as president for seeking an unconstitutional third term in office, and was working with civil society groups to form a transitional government. East African leaders and a top official from continental heavyweight South Africa were meeting in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam to discuss the crisis that has already spilled over into a region with a history of ethnic conflict. REUTERS/Stringer 

Germany's President Joachim Gauck (L) is welcomed by Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (R) to a reception at State House in Dar es Salaam, February 3, 2015. President Gauck is in Tanzania for a five-day state visit. REUTERS/Stringer (TANZANIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete attends the 24th Ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 31, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (ETHIOPIA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS) 

French President Francois Hollande (R) welcomes Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS) 

French President Francois Hollande (L) welcomes Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS) 

French President Francois Hollande (L) welcomes Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete addresses the audience of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) conference in Berlin January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete walks onto the stage to address the audience of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) conference in Berlin January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates (L-R), Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita arrive to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) conference in Berlin January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (L) chats with his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang before their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi October 27, 2014. Kikwete is in Hanoi on his state visit to Vietnam from October 26 to 28. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (L) poses for a photo with his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang under a statue of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi October 27, 2014. Kikwete is in Hanoi on his state visit to Vietnam from October 26 to 28. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (R) reviews the guard of honour with his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi October 27, 2014. Kikwete is in Hanoi on his state visit to Vietnam from October 26 to 28. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (R) reviews the guard of honour with his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi October 27, 2014. Kikwete is in Hanoi on his state visit to Vietnam from October 26 to 28. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (5th R) talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping (4th L) during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. Tanzania and China have signed investment deals worth more than $1.7 billion, including one to build a satellite city to ease congestion in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam - deepening Beijing's ties with East Africa. REUTERS/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (centre L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre R) attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (rear L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (rear R) attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping (not in picture) during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) talks with Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (not in picture) during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Soldiers from the honour guards participate in a welcoming ceremony for Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete outside the Great Hall of the People, on a hazy day in Beijing, October 24, 2014. Beijing and eight of its neighboring cities were among the 10 Chinese cities with the worst air quality in the third quarter of 2014, though they have seen improvement in the past three months, the Xinhua News Agency citing the ministry of environmental protection said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS MILITARY) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete(2nd L) talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (3rd R) during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Kyodo News/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (L) and China's President Xi Jinping attend a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (R) and China's President Xi Jinping inspect honour guards during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People, on a heavily hazy day in Beijing, October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (R) and China's President Xi Jinping inspect honour guards during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People, on a heavily hazy day in Beijing, October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (L) talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd R) during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Kyodo News/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (L) talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Kyodo News/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Kyodo News/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Kyodo News/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Kyodo News/Takaki Yajima/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of Tanzania, addresses the 69th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 25, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)