Obituaries

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 African literature - a storyteller who refused to…

Wedaeli Chibelushi Wedaeli Chibelushi

‘Greatest in 100 years’: Ghana mourns music legend Daddy Lumba

Ghanaians are mourning one of the country's best known singers, Charles Kojo Fosu, known as Daddy Lumba, who has died…

Komla Adom Komla Adom

James Earl Jones obituary

American actor hailed for his many classical roles whose voice became known to millions as that of Darth Vader in…

Michael Coveney Michael Coveney