Algerian Zitouni dies, aged 85

The president of Algeria pays tribute by calling the Berber singer an icon of Algerian art.

Namibia's Raymond van Schoor has died at the age of 25, five days after suffering a stroke playing for his country.

Huruma Surgeon Sr Safari dies aged 77
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The first Catholic nun to be Rotary Chapter President in Rotary Club of Rombo, Sr Dr Safari is dead and was buried yesterday at the Huruma Convent in Rombo District. Sr Safari who was also a surgeon aged 77 died at the Huruma Hospital on January 19, ...

Mozambican-born Portugal football legend Eusebio, who was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup, dies aged 71, the Lusa state news agency reports.

Kenya-based BBC broadcast journalist Anne Waithera has died, aged 39, in a Nairobi hospital after a two-year battle against cancer.

Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, best known for classic films Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, dies aged 83.

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in hospital in Cairo aged 91.

Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who created Afrobeat with Fela Kuti, dies aged 79, his manager says.

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