AFRICA

‘Africa’s oldest’ tortoise dies in Nigeria: palace

10:49 pm October 5, 2019

Lagos: A tortoise whose royal owners claimed was 344 years old years old has died in the palace of the traditional ruler of Ogbomosho, southwest Nigeria, a spokesman said Saturday. Although animal experts doubt the tortoise could have attained such an advanced age, its royal owners say Alagba, meaning Elder, had lived in the palace […]

Meghan visits memorial to murdered South African woman

11:09 pm September 28, 2019

JOHANNESBURG: Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has visited a memorial to a young South African woman whose rape and murder inspired thousands of people to protest the country’s high rate of sexual violence. In a quiet stop during a royal tour, Meghan tied a ribbon to the memorial at the post office where 19-year-old university […]

‘This man lives forever’: Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe is buried

9:31 pm September 28, 2019

ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe: A priest asked God to take pity on Robert Mugabe as the family of the longtime Zimbabwean leader buried him Saturday at his rural home. They chose a private farewell for one of Africa’s most divisive figures after a weeks-long dispute with the administration that forced him from power. “This man lives forever,” […]

Robert Mugabe burial ceremony underway in rural Zimbabwe home

8:14 pm September 28, 2019

Kutama (Zimbabwe): The family of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe gathered in his rural homestead on Saturday, three weeks after his death, to attend a much-awaited burial ceremony in the village of Kutama. Mugabe died in a Singapore hospital on September 6, aged 95, almost two years after a military coup ended his despotic 37-year […]

Mugabe’s body moved to rural home ahead of weekend burial

5:33 pm September 27, 2019

Harare: The remains of Zimbabwe’s ex-president Robert Mugabe who died early this month, have been moved from his Harare house to his rural village ahead of burial expected this weekend, his family said Friday. After weeks of wrangling between government and his family over the final resting place for the country’s founding leader, the Mugabes […]