As we were going to press with ROAPE No. 81, we learned of the death of Julius Nyerere. In this issue we continue the tributes that continue to come in.
Tanzania's first President Mwalimu Julius Nyerere died on 14 October 1999 in a London hospital after suffering from the blood cancer disease leukaemia. In this special report NEWSLINK AFRICAs Managing Editor Shamlal Puri a Tanzanian, and special correspondent Michael Mundia pay tribute to the leader described as the Mahatama Gandhi of Africa.