[wanabidii] UPDATED: Grenade blasts Burundi capital on eve of presidential vote after 100 die in protests; Nkurunziza dares the devil (M&G Africa)

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21 Jul 2015

UPDATED: Grenade blasts Burundi capital on eve of presidential vote after 100 die in protests; Nkurunziza dares the devil   Independent media has been shut down and many opponents have fled -- joining an exodus of over 150,000 ordinary Burundians.

Obama Kenya trip to cap Africa charm offensive, as he struggles with his legacy on the continent   In 2009 Obama gave a speech in Ghana that spoke to a "new moment of promise" on a rapidly rising Africa, but it hasn't panned out exactly that way.

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Ethiopian troops lead big new AU offensive against Al-Shabaab in Somalia; heavy fighting raging   Last month's al-Shabaab assault on a AMISOM base left dozens of Burundian soldiers dead in one of the deadliest incidents in eight years ago.

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