Nollywood actor Odira Nwobu dies in South Africa aged 43
Nigerian actor, content creator and influencer Odira Nwobu has died in South…
Ghana’s former First Lady Nana Konadu Rawlings dies aged 76
Ghana's former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has died at the age…
‘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…
‘Greatest in 100 years’: Ghana mourns music legend Daddy Lumba
Ghanaians are mourning one of the country's best known singers, Charles Kojo…
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…
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…
Era-defining Benin musician dies aged 39
Tributes have been paid to Willy Mignon, an era-defining Beninese musician who…
