Death

Nigeria: Abba Kyari, President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, is dead

The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, is dead. Mr Kyari died of coronavirus and was receiving…

April 18, 2020

18 dead in enforcement of Nigeria COVID-19 lockdown – report

Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday claimed in a report that security operatives killed 18 civilians during enforcement of…

April 17, 2020

Corruption, lack of rule of law will be the death of Uganda

Uganda is yet to fully appreciate the extent of the exposure that citizens have been put to, but this could…

April 8, 2020

Coronavirus death toll surpasses 12,000 in US

The United States has recorded 12,291 deaths from the raging Coronavirus pandemic sweeping through all its 50 States. There are…

April 8, 2020

Libyan rebel leader who led Gaddafi overthrow dies of COVID-19

The former head of the rebel government that overthrew Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 Mahmud Jibril died on Sunday…

April 6, 2020

African football legend dies of coronavirus just a week after testing positive

Somalia sporting fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the death of football legend Mohamed Farah at the age of…

March 27, 2020

Al-Shabaab attack in Mogadishu claims two lives

A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber has walked into a tea shop in Somalia’s capital and detonated, killing…

March 26, 2020

Sudanese Defence Minister dies in Juba

Sudanese Defence Minister died of a heart attack in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. General Jamal al-Din Omar was…

March 25, 2020

Over 60 Ethiopians suffocate to death on truck in Mozambique

More than 60 undocumented migrants believed to be Ethiopians have been found dead in a cargo truck in Mozambique’s northwestern…

March 25, 2020

Famous Saxophonist Manu Dibango dies at the age of 86

Cameroonian Afro-jazz legend, Manu Dibango is dead, he died at the age of 86. The family of the Cameroonian singer…

March 24, 2020

10 dead during Guinea referendum

Officials count votes are under way in Guinea after at least 10 people were killed in the violence as debris…

March 23, 2020

Nollywood loses another actor

Veteran Yoruba filmmaker and actor, Gbenga Ajumoko is dead. According to Daily Independent, the actor allegedly died after battling with…

March 22, 2020

Retired pastor and wife hacked killed in their car

A retired pastor and his wife who decided to go and drop off their helper at her house never made…

March 19, 2020

Man beaten to death in Kenya by mob of youths

A suspected coronavirus sufferer in Kenya was beaten by a group of youths armed with stones and later died in…

March 19, 2020

Lagos explosion kills at least 17 people

Huge plumes of dark smoke billows in the air at the site of a major explosion in Lagos Sunday as…

March 16, 2020

Egypt confirms Africa’s first CODVID-19-related death

Egypt confirmed the first fatality due to the coronavirus in the country – the first reported death on the continent.…

March 9, 2020

Nigerian singer dies in Dubai

Nigerian singer, Ejiro Emokinovo, has passed away in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after performing at the 90th birthday celebration of…

March 9, 2020

Coronavirus:Zimbabwe government Speaks On Death Of Suspect

The Zimbabwe government has said that the death of a woman who had been returned from China and referred to…

March 8, 2020

Two feared dead as mine shaft collapses

Two artisanal miners are feared dead after a mine shaft they were working in collapsed on Tuesday morning in Shamva.…

February 27, 2020

Outrage floods Twitter as Mzansi responds to Tazne van Wyk’s death

Social media is reeling after the discovery of 8-year-old Tazne van Wyk's body after almost two weeks of searching for…

February 21, 2020

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