President John Magufuli’s state burial is underway in his childhood village of Chato, in the northwestern part of Tanzania.

The burial is a culmination of commemorations for the country's fifth president.

Magufuli’s coffin was transported to six cities to allow people to pay their last respects.

The Tanzanian leader died aged 61 from what authorities last week Wednesday said was a heart condition, after a mysterious absence of nearly three weeks.