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Peter Magubane was the eye behind the lens which captured the 1960 Sharpeville massacre or the trial of Nelson Mandela in 1964. The South African photographer passed away on Monday aged 91. The nation's Editors' Forum said it had been…

An American-Canadian actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit ’90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media.…

Ivory Coast's nationalist former president Henri Konan Bedie, who had not excluded the possibility of a return to power even in his latter days, has died aged 89, his party said. The "Ivory Coast Democratic Party-African Democratic Rally…

US Rapper Milton Powell, best known as Big Pokey, has died at aged 48years after he slumped during a performance in Texas on Saturday. The artiste was performing at a Juneteenth-themed event at a bar on Saturday when he fell backwards on…

Legendary singer, the Queen of Rock 'n Roll, Anna Mae Bullock, popular known as Tina Turner died, at the age of 83. She peacefully on Wednesday in her adopted home land of Switzerland after a long illness. This was made known by Tina's…

At least 13 civilians were killed in a camp for displaced people on Wednesday night in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in a region where sporadic clashes between armed groups and the M23 rebellion persist, sources said. There have…

Legendary Congolese guitarist Denis Lokassa Kasiya, with stage name Lokassa ya Mbongo, died Tuesday night in the US after a long illness. Lokassa as the band leader of the popular Soukous Stars band turned 80 recently. He is formerly…

A new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says that the government has failed to address the problem of drug trafficking in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The report is based on the findings of a…

Gambian Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof died of illness in India, says President Adama Barrow on Tuesday. Joof, 65, was appointed vice president of the West African country in 2022. He had previously served as education minister. Barrow…

Founding member of Pointer Sisters pop group Anita Pointer died on Saturday at the age of 74 following a battle with cancer, her publicist said. One of the founding members of R&B group The Pointer Sisters, she delighted fans…