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Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete declares himself free of cancer after surgery

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete declares himself free of cancer after surgery
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete was diagonised with prostate cancer over a year ago and underwent surgery in Nonember 2014.

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete declared himself cancer-free on Saturday after undergoing prostate surgery in the United States earlier this month.

Kikwete, 64, has led east Africa's second-biggest economy since 2005 but must step down next year at the end of his second and final term in office.

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