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Burundi President accuses officials of taking nation 'to its death'

Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye. [AFP] 

Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye accused officials of leading his impoverished nation "to its death" by failing to denounce people he believes are plundering its resources.

The tiny African Great Lakes nation is among the poorest countries in the world, according to the World Bank, with the majority of its roughly 14 million inhabitants earning less than $3 a day.

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