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“His songs, with their swaying rhythms and unique energy, marked an entire era and inspired many other talents,” a statement from the ministry said. Mignon died on Tuesday, after being admitted to hospital in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou. The father-of-five had moved to neighbouring Burkina Faso two years ago, for …

Across the globe, sports have long served as a means of entertainment, fitness and cultural expression. While the world is familiar with football, basketball and rugby, other traditional disciplines can tell the story of a people and their heritage. One such game is langa, a unique and physically demanding sport …

The BBC has not been able to verify the reports. Goma, a major city of more than a million people, was captured after the Rwanda-backed M23 executed a rapid advance through eastern DR Congo. The city was plunged into chaos, with bodies lying in the streets and missiles reportedly flying …

Steyn’s death was confirmed by Steyn City Properties, the company behind the eponymous luxury golf estate he founded and developed. The sprawling residential lifestyle estate is located in the northern part of Johannesburg and was designed to “create a self-sustaining community”, according to South African online news website Daily Maverick. …

Last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill that allows land seizures without compensation in certain circumstances. Land ownership has long been a contentious issue in South Africa with most private farmland owned by white people, 30 years after the end of the racist system of apartheid. There …

Smyth moved to Zimbabwe with his wife and four children from Winchester in England in 1984, two years after a report, which was not made public at the time, detailed the physical abuse he meted out. His 2001 move to South Africa came after an investigation into his activities in …

The ones who make the claims without any proof believe that those they accuse are responsible for either a death of a family member, sickness or misfortune. Giving his ruling, Judge Usman Na’abba said the the prosecution had proven its case against the five men beyond reasonable doubt. The prosecutor, …

Symptoms of Ebola infection include fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and sore throat, followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, and internal and external bleeding. It is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids and tissues. The Sudan Ebola virus is severe, killing at least 40% of those infected in past outbreaks, …

The alliance of rebel groups – known as the Congo River Alliance – has accused the Congolese military of killing people using aircrafts to bomb areas it holds. It added it does not intend to seize any further territory, despite saying otherwise last week, and it will hold its positions. …

Sunday’s match in the central town of Nsuatre was also marred by fan violence, with people throwing objects onto the pitch. Things escalated when some spectators stormed the field, attacking players and officials. Asante Kotoko said their goalkeeper, Mohammed Camara, was assaulted by “pitch invaders” during the chaos. The match …

Tems also praised her mother. “Wow, dear God thank you so much for putting me on this stage and bringing this team, and tomorrow is my mum’s birthday and this is her first Grammys. “I just want to thank you mum,” she said gesturing towards her, “because she has done …

On Sunday, Trump wrote on social media platform Truth Social: “I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!” He later said, in a briefing with journalists, that South Africa’s “leadership is doing some terrible things, horrible things”. …

In the past few weeks, the army has stepped up its offensive in Omdurman, which lies across the River Nile from capital city, Khartoum, aiming to regain complete control from the RSF. Eyewitnesses told the AFP news agency that Saturday’s artillery shelling had come from western Omdurman, where the RSF …

“We’ve seen it with Latin before, we’ve seen it with K-Pop and now you’re starting to see it with Afrobeats and amapiano,” he says. “We like to honour all music [regardless of] where it comes from or who makes it. If it’s excellent we want to celebrate it.” Another bone …

Rwanda and South Africa are bidding to bring Formula 1 back to Africa for the first time since 1993. However, both countries face several hurdles before reigning world champion Max Verstappen and the rest of the grid will race on the continent. Reporter: Kelvin Kimathi. Camera and editing: Thuthuka Zondi. …

Cycling’s world governing body, the UCI, says it has no plans to move the 2025 Road World Championships away from Rwanda amid the ongoing conflict in neighbouring DR Congo. Rwanda is set to become the first African nation to host the event from 21-28 September. The M23 rebel group has …

Chaos erupted in Ghana’s parliament late on Thursday night, with lawmakers destroying furniture, and pushing and shoving each other. Police were called into the meeting – held to vet Ghana’s new ministerial appointments – as MPs damaged tables and microphones. The vetting committee had disagreed over a number of issues, …

Days of heavy fighting between M23 rebels and DR Congo’s army in the eastern city of Goma have left many bodies on the streets and hospitals overwhelmed with patients. UN aid agencies warn of a severe humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands lack food, electricity and water. BBC News

The cross-party committee had been scheduled to vet three lawmakers from the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC). The trio had been nominated for ministerial positions after the NDC triumphed over the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in December’s elections. However, NDC MPs accused Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the NPP’s leader in parliament, of …

The Ghana Football Association has brought in Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Winfried Schafer as part of a revamp of its coaching set-up. The 75-year-old German, who guided Cameroon to continental glory in 2002, has been appointed as director of football. He will also serve as technical advisor for the …