John Magufuli: Tanzania’s president dies aged 61 after Covid rumours

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Covid-sceptic John Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks.

Tanzania’s ‘bulldozer’ President John Magufuli

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Once praised for his no-nonsense approach, assessments will be coloured by Magufuli's Covid-19 policies.

Eni and Shell: Italian court acquits oil giants in Nigeria corruption case

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Eni and Shell are acquitted of corruption charges linked to the purchase of a Nigerian oil field.

Yemen war: Houthis express ‘regret’ for deadly migrant centre fire

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The UN wants an independent investigation into the blaze that killed 44 migrants, mostly Ethiopians.

Sea-cucumber divers off Liberia risk danger to feed a hunger in China

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The starfish could represent a lucrative trade but they also play a key role on the coastal ecology.

Niger attacks: More than 50 killed in attacks near Malian border

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Gunmen opened fire on four vehicles bringing people back from a market in the Tillabéri region.

SA headteacher ‘made pupil dig in poo for lost phone’

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South African officials suspend a school head accused of lowering a pupil into a pit latrine by rope.

Yaphet Kotto: James Bond villain and Alien actor dies at 81

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The actor played Dr Kananga in Live and Let Die, and was also an extra-terrestrial stowaway in Alien.

Mozambique insurgency: Children beheaded, aid agency reports

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Aid agency report children as young as 11 are being beheaded in a region hit by an insurgency.

David Stuurman: The South African who twice escaped Robben Island

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Anti-colonialist David Stuurman was held on the notorious prison island long before Nelson Mandela.