Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza dies

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died of a heart attack, the government says.

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(Photo: Pierre Nkurunziza. Credit: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images)