Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87
The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.
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Bodies of Malians found in boat washed ashore on Caribbean island
Documents found inside the boat washed ashore in St Vincent and the Grenadines indicate the migrants were from Mali.
South Africans pay tribute to acting ‘icon’ Chweneyagae who died age 40
Presley Chweneyagae, the star of Oscar-winning 2005 film Tsotsi, died from natural causes, his family says.
Kenyan president apologises to Tanzania over deportation row
It follows growing criticism from Kenyans targeting Tanzania’s president over the recent deportation of activists.
Namibia to mark colonial genocide for first time with memorial day
Concentration camps and pseudoscientific experiments were used by German officials to torture and kill.
Sudan ‘on brink’ of health crisis with cholera outbreak
The health crisis is fuelled by the war which has destroyed vital infrastructure, aid agencies say.
Rare antelope captured on camera as experts say under 100 exist
The picture of the Upemba Lechwe was taken through the window of an aeroplane during a survey.