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Tanzania's president John Magufuli dies aged 61 - Eye on Africa

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In tonight's edition: Tanzania's president has died after weeks of speculation about his health, including claims he had caught coronavirus and denials from the government that he was ill. President John Magufuli had not been seen in public since February 27. In Kenya, the High Court has upheld a ban on female genital mutilation after it dismissed a petition by a doctor who tried to argue that outlawing FGM was unconstitutional. And finally we hear from Pretoria-born singer Eli Zaelo who has become a C-pop sensation in Hong Kong.

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