Burundi Environment Minister shot dead in capital
Burundi's Environment Minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru was shot dead on Sunday while on his way home in the country's capital Bujumbura, police said. This is the first high-profile assassination since the African nation sank into political turmoil in 2015 after incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza sought re-election for the third time. Recently, Nkurunziza had hinted at a possible fourth term.