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Trailblazing African film-maker and Cannes winner dies
Malian film director Souleymane Cissé, one of the pioneers of African cinema,…
South Africa mourns pioneering female nuclear scientist
South Africa's first black female nuclear scientist, Senamile Masango, a trailblazer who…
Sam Nujoma, first president of Namibia, dies aged 95
The first president of independent Namibia, Sam Nujoma, has died at the…
Era-defining Benin musician dies aged 39
Tributes have been paid to Willy Mignon, an era-defining Beninese musician who…
Liberia’s notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies
Prince Yormie Johnson, Liberian warlord-turned-politician, who became infamous for the 1990 footage…
‘Visionary’ South African businessman Douw Steyn dies
South African billionaire and businessman Douw Steyn, who founded the BGL Insurance…
Pioneering South African politician dies aged 65
The first black central bank governor of South Africa, who later went…
James Earl Jones obituary
American actor hailed for his many classical roles whose voice became known…
Ama Ata Aidoo: pioneering writer from Ghana
Prolific author and former Ghanaian education minister Ama Ata Aidoo passed away on 31…
