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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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Ethiopia has launched its first satellite into space with China’s help

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Ethiopia's satellite, named ETRSS-1  source #bondozagram

Ethiopia has entered the space age with the launch of its first satellite, named ETRSS-1. The 70 kilogram remote sensing satellite is to be used for agricultural, climate, mining and environmental observations, allowing the Horn of Africa to collect data and improve its ability to plan for changing weather patterns for example. The satellite will operate from space around 700 kilometers above the surface of earth.

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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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WATCH Lolilo New song Ndaba featured Aslion

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Lolilo new Song Ndaba featured his newest signee Aslion is dominating Burundian chart   Photo by: BDZ studios

NDABA is the project for SIMBA GANG as a new Burundian Label owned by the finest Burundian artist at the moment LOLILO SIMBA, it has been released as the collaboration of his newly signed artist known as Aslion with LOLILO.

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School of Business Africa is offering a free online class for Entrepreneurs

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School of Business Africa: Online Business School for Startup Entrepreneurs; dedicated to providing applicable and Practical Business Knowledge to help foster the Growth and Development of startup businesses in Africa

The School of Business Africa (SBA) provide a platform for Startup Entrepreneurs and this month SBA is offering a 5-day free online class for Entrepreneurs from August 20th on: THE ART OF THINKING LIKE A STARTUP TO GROW SUCCESSFULLY LIKE A STARTUP.

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Rwanda: Developing Africa one brick at the time

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The arena contains 13 cafes and bars, restaurants, a media hall and a fitness centre, covering an area of 28,000 square metres..

Kigali Arena joins a host of other indoor arenas throughout the continent, including the 20,000 capacity Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex in Egypt and Ticketpro Dome in SouthAfrica.

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Kenyan 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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