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Athol Fugard: Death of a great South African playwright
Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, was widely acclaimed as one…
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…
Ghanaian music legend who founded Afro-rock band Osibisa dies
Ghanaian music legend and saxophonist Teddy Osei, who founded the Afro-rock band…
Top South African singer Winnie Khumalo dies aged 51
outh African actress and singer Winnie Khumalo has died at the age…
Liberia’s notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies
Prince Yormie Johnson, Liberian warlord-turned-politician, who became infamous for the 1990 footage…
The ‘magnetic’ Malawi vice-president who inspired hope
Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima died at the age of 51 after a…
Ama Ata Aidoo: pioneering writer from Ghana
Prolific author and former Ghanaian education minister Ama Ata Aidoo passed away on 31…
