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Burundi's ruling party picks general as presidential hopeful

by Associated Press
| January 26, 2020 4:05 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi's ruling party has chosen an army general to be its candidate in the presidential election set for May, signaling that the country's president will now retire after serving three terms.

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