The Telegraph
by Aislinn Laing
December 8, 2013

At least 50 world leaders, including Barack Obama, David Cameron and the president of Iran, will join global stars such as Bono, Oprah Winfrey and the Spice Girls at an extraordinary four-hour memorial service to honour Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

One of the biggest gatherings of heads of state, religious leaders and celebrities the world has ever seen will take place in a 95,000-seater football stadium in the township of Soweto.

President Obama is likely to deliver an address at the event, while some of the globally-renowned pop stars attending may also perform, although the programme remains a closely-guarded secret.

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