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Influential US jazz pianist and composer, Ahmad Jamal, dies aged 92/in /by
Acclaimed US jazz pianist, composer, and band leader, Ahmad Jamal, whose career spanned more than seven decades, passed away on Sunday at the age of 92.
Fighting intensifies in Sudanese capital Khartoum with over a 100 civilians dead/in /by
Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces raged on for the third day in Sudan on Monday with at least 100 civilians reported dead.
Khartoum residents struggle amid dwindling water, power supply/in /by
Families spent the day sheltered in place too scared to move, but on Sunday (Apr.16), with the fighting showing no signs of abating, some crept out onto the dangerous streets seeking food.
Senegal: Appeal trial for defamation of opposition leader postponed/in /by
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is being sued by Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang for "defamation" regarding accusations he made late last year. The appeal hearing had been set on May 8, 2023.
Senegal music icon Baaba Maal named UNCCD Goodwill Ambassador/in /by
"We are tackling climate change impact, but also fighting desertification on the African continent, especially in my region where we are just not far away from the desert and we see it coming to us.'' Baaba Maal, recording artist/UNCCD Goodwill Ambassador
South Africa: an escape, a charred body and a mortuary looter/in /by
A glamorous influencer, she is at the heart of a news item that captivates South Africans: the companion of a murderer and serial rapist for a long time on the run, Nandipha Magudumana, a doctor, would have gone so far as to look for a body at the morgue to facilitate his escape.
Kenya: Police officer accused of killing two teenagers pleads not guilty/in /by
A Kenyan police officer accused of killing two teenagers in cold blood in 2017 pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder charges in a case that has become emblematic of extrajudicial killings in the East African country.
Sudan: two Greeks injured, 15 people locked in church, Athens says/in /by

Sudan: two Greeks injured, 15 people locked in church, Athens says

R&B Singer Kem releases new project to mark 20 years anniversary/in /by
“It's a big year. And we set out with—I set out with intention, you know, that this is a milestone in my life. And I'm really, really, really grateful. How is this moment? This moment is spectacular.” Kem, recording artist
Madagascar: 2 suspected smugglers arrested after the death of 34 migrants/in /by
A couple of Malagasy smugglers wanted after the sinking last month of a ship carrying around 60 migrants to the French island of Mayotte, in which 34 of them perished, were arrested on Friday, it was reported, learned Sunday from the gendarmerie.