Eritrea: Legendary Artist and Patriot Bereket Mengisteab Passed Away
[Shabait] Asmara, 13 November 2025 – Legendary Artist and Patriot Bereket Mengisteab Bairu passed away on 12 November at the age of 84.
Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe Jnr Fined U.S.$300 Following Conviction for Illegal Drug Possession
[New Zimbabwe] Late former President Robert Mugabe’s son, Robert Tinotenda Mugabe Junior (33), has been fined US$300 after being found guilty of unlawful possession of drugs.
Nigeria: Veteran Yoruba Actor Baba Gebu Is Dead
[Premium Times] Filmmaker Kunle Afod confirmed the news.
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Jnr Convicted for Drug Possession – Pleads for Leniency, Says He Is a Single Father of Two
[New Zimbabwe] Robert Tinotenda Mugabe Junior, the son of the late former President Robert Mugabe, has been convicted of unlawful possession of drugs and is set to be sentenced this afternoon.
South Africa: Darker Shade of Pale – Why I Wrote a Book About My Grandfather and How It Changed My View of Him
[The Conversation Africa] Deborah Posel, the founding director of the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research, an interdisciplinary research institute in the humanities and social sciences in South Africa, has published a new book, Darker Shade…
Egypt: Tutankhamun Was Decapitated 100 Years Ago – Why the Excavation Is a Great Shame Instead of a Triumph
[The Conversation Africa] November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun’s mummified remains. What followed wasn’t scientific triumph – it was destruction. Using hot knives and brute force, Howard Carter’s team decapitate…
Nigeria: Ned Nwoko Counters Sowore, Denies Marrying Regina Daniels At 17, Presents Voter Card As Evidence
[Premium Times] The lawmaker’s new account contradicts a statement he issued earlier in the week and comes as Mr Sowore alleges that the same voter card was forged to hide her age.
Nigeria: ‘You Never Gave Me Money but Introduced Me to Drugs’ – Ned’s Fifth Wife Laila Accuses Regina Daniels
[Premium Times] “The only reason you are fighting my husband is because he wants you to stop your drug and alcohol addiction.”
Nigeria: How Owu’s Ajibola Family Turned Monarch’s Remembrance Into Cultural Preservation
[This Day] The annual family reunion, convention, and remembrance of the late Oba Salami Adewunmi Ajibola, the ninth Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Ayoloye Ruling House (1949-1972), holds a profound and sacred place in the hearts of his descendants and the wide…
Kenya: Three Tribes Make Up Over Half of Kenya’s Parastatal Workforce, NCIC
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Three ethnic groups – Kikuyu, Kalenjin, and Luo – make up more than half of employees in Kenya’s state corporations, highlighting persistent ethnic imbalance in public sector appointments, according to new data from the National…