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‘Father of our democracy’: Kenya’s Raila Odinga dies in India aged 80
Tributes have been paid to former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who…
Ex-Nigeria President Buhari buried at home
Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari has been buried at his home in…
Former Zambian President Lungu dies aged 68
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68,…
Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern…
South Africans pay tribute to acting ‘icon’ Chweneyagae who died age 40
South Africans are paying tribute to actor Presley Chweneyagae, who has died…
Athol Fugard: Death of a great South African playwright
Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, was widely acclaimed as one…
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…
