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A six-year-old YouTube star known in Burundi for his popular comedy sketches has died of malaria, his manager says.
Darcy Irakoze, known as Kacaman, was a primary school pupil who performed online and in theatres.
He contracted malaria on Wednesday and died one day later.
Malaria has killed over 1,800 people in Burundi this year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More than five million cases have been recorded in the country since January. Read more