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Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan will serve the rest of the term after John Magufuli's death.

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61. Here are some of his views, in his own words.

His death will reenergise debate about whether the continent needs strong institutions or strongmen.

Nkana of Zambia's 64-match unbeaten home record in African competitions ends with a 2-0 loss to Raja Casablanca of Morocco in the Confederation Cup.

Frustrations about the cost of dating have raised serious questions about romantic relationships.

Covid-sceptic John Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks.

Sanaa Seif criticised the Egyptian authorities' handling of Covid-19 outbreaks in prisons.

John Pombe Magufuli, the son of a peasant farmer who became Tanzania's president in 2015, has died aged 61.

Once praised for his no-nonsense approach, assessments will be coloured by Magufuli's Covid-19 policies.

Eni and Shell are acquitted of corruption charges linked to the purchase of a Nigerian oil field.

The UN wants an independent investigation into the blaze that killed 44 migrants, mostly Ethiopians.

The starfish could represent a lucrative trade but they also play a key role on the coastal ecology.

Gunmen opened fire on four vehicles bringing people back from a market in the Tillabéri region.

South African officials suspend a school head accused of lowering a pupil into a pit latrine by rope.

The actor played Dr Kananga in Live and Let Die, and was also a crew member in Alien.

Save the Children says Islamist militants in Cabo Delgado have killed children as young as 11.

Anti-colonialist David Stuurman was held on the notorious prison island long before Nelson Mandela.

President John Magufuli has not been seen in public for two weeks, amid rumours that he is sick.

This is the first time a primary school has been targeted in a wave of similar kidnappings.

The health system in the conflict-hit Tigray region has "almost completely collapsed," says MSF.