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Burundi's Outgoing President Nkurunziza Dies of Heart Attack

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President Pierre Nkurunziza attended a volleyball match Saturday before reportedly falling ill later that night, government officials said, according to Al Jazeera. He was rushed to a hospital in Karuzi, eastern Burundi, where he began to recuperate Sunday enough to speak with visitors.

By Monday, though, he fell into cardiac arrest and a doctor’s immediate attempt to resuscitate him was unsuccessful.

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Africa at the G7 summit 2019 - Fighting for The Africa We Want


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African leaders attended the 45th G7 Summit in Biarritz, France scheduled for August 24-26

African leaders today attended the G7 Summit where they held bilateral meetings and joined the G7 & Africa Partnership meeting which focused on women entrepreneurship, digital transformation and the fight against corruption.

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President Kenyatta leads Jamaican leaders in launch of celebrations to mark International Decade for People of African Descent


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The colourful ceremony was held at the Jamaica National Stadium and attended by thousands of enthusiastic Jamaicans who traveled from across the country to attend the historic event in Kingston, the country's capital city.

The highlight of the celebration was a presentation of songs and dances from the Americas which are what people of African descent remember of the traditions they came with to the Americas 400 years ago.

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African Leaders Unveil Statue of Haile Selassie at the African Union Summit


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The statue is the second to be erected inside the continental body’s offices in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, after one of Ghana’s first leader, Kwame Nkrumah, who championed pan-Africanism. (Samuel Habtab/Associated Press)

African Leaders unveil statue of Haile Selassie, Ethiopia's last emperor outside the African Union's headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Will Brexit matter to the East African Community?

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UK Prime Minister Theresa May addresses Kenya and British business delegates during the Kenya-UK Business

Photo by: J. Tabas

Ever since the Brexit referendum of June 2016, there has been widespread concern about its impact on Africa.

In East Africa, those fears are particularly justified because of its deep historical, economic and political ties with the UK.

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