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Beyonce And Jay-Z Set To Headline Global Citizen Festival In South Africa

Beyonce And Jay-Z  Set To Headline Global Citizen Festival In South Africa

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Jay Z (L) and Beyonce attend The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)

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Beyonce and Jay-Z have been announced that they will be heading this year’s Global Citizen Festival in South Africa.

The music festival is set for December 2 in Johannesburg, in which world leaders will be uniting for the event, even Oprah Winfrey. The event’s purpose is to try to end extreme poverty by 2030. The event will also celebrate the hundred year anniversary of Nelson Mandela and his mission to end poverty.

Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Femi Kuti, Sho Madjozi, Tiwa Savage and Wizkid are some of the other performers at the event. Gayle King, Naomi Campbell, Sir Bob Geldof and more will be attending the show.

Click here for tickets: GlobalCitizen.org.za