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

Ama Ata Aidoo: pioneering writer from Ghana

Prolific author and former Ghanaian education minister Ama Ata Aidoo passed away on 31 May 2023 at the age of 81. News…

Rose A. Sackeyfio Rose A. Sackeyfio

Pioneering South African politician dies aged 65

The first black central bank governor of South Africa, who later went on to become finance minister, has died at…