Sudan's former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi dies from coronavirus in UAE

Leading Sudanese politician and former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi died from a coronavirus infection three weeks after being hospitalised in the United Arab Emirates, according to family sources and a party statement early on Thursday.
The incident occurred just hours after at least 74 migrants also died in a similar incident
Libya: 20 die in shipwreck, survivors get help
Twenty people died following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, Doctors without Borders said Thursday.
Amadou Toumani Touré was the president of Mali
Former Malian president Toumani Touré dies

Former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré, has died.

File Photo: A Kenyan flag
Two people die in Kenya brawl after bars reopen
Just a day after bars reopened in Kenya, two people died in a bar brawl in the capital, Nairobi.
A teenager died after protesters set fire to a bar
'Two die in Ivory Coast clashes' over third-term bid
Medical workers say at least two people have died during clashes in Ivory Coast following President Alassane Ouattara's decision to run for a third term.
No fewer than four persons died in two separate road crashes in Ogun State on Friday
Okada rider, three others die in road crashes
No fewer than four persons died in two separate road crashes in Ogun State on Friday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said.
Migrants on a boat off the Libyan coast (file image)
Dozens of migrants die in shipwreck off Libya - UN
At least 45 migrants, including five children, have died in the deadliest shipwreck off Libya so far this year, the UN's agency for refugees says.