Burundi's environment minister has been shot dead while on his way home on New Year's Eve.
Emmanuel Niyonkuru, 54, was killed at about 00:45 local time by "a criminal with a gun," a police spokesman tweeted. A woman who was with Mr Niyonkuru had been detained for questioning, say police. Pres. Pierre Nkurunziza said the crime would not go unpunished. Hundreds, including high-ranking army officials, have been killed in unrest since Nkurunziza ran for a third term in 2015, a move opponents say was unconstitutional.
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