African Angle

28/08/2026

King Oyo, also known as Rukirabasaija Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro Kingdom, has died at 34.

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Details: https://africanangle.com/worlds-youngest-african-monarchs-in-uganda-king-oyo-dies-at-34/

27/08/2026

For the African migrant, migration is rarely a single act of departure; it is a continuous negotiation between the home left behind and the home that refuses to fully receive you. UNWANTED is Eruemulor’s sustained attempt to render that in-between state in verse.

https://africanangle.com/between-soil-and-shore-a-review-of-emmanuel-eruemulors-unwanted/

27/08/2026

In a statement signed by the Editor-In-Chief, Seun Akioye, Manifold Media described Oladipo as a complete gentleman, a kind man of a rare breed who impacted positively everyone he came across.

Details: https://africanangle.com/manifold-media-mourns-eagle-online-publisher-dotun-oladipo-2/

26/08/2026

Riddled with a culture of silence and stigmatisation of mental health challenges in Nigeria, the government’s new push to decriminalise attempted su***de could open more successful frontiers in mental health management across the country.

“Attempting su***de is not a crime. These people are ill.” The Minister of Health, said.

Details: https://africanangle.com/nigerian-government-moves-to-end-criminal-prosecution-of-su***de-attempts/

26/08/2026

BOOK REVIEW: Two men sit inside a car parked on a lonely highway at night; one is nervous, the other calmly patient. In just a few pages, the author already establishes one of the book’s core preoccupations: the terrible state of leadership and governance in Nigeria, where, even after decades of public embezzlement and unbridled corruption, officials would rather engineer elaborate schemes of self-preservation than face accountability for their crimes.

Details: https://africanangle.com/reviewing-collins-oparaochas-all-shadows-are-black/

24/08/2026

Two separate boat disasters in Zimbabwe and Nigeria have left more than 140 people dead in less than two weeks, with children among the victims and questions being raised about the circumstances surrounding the accidents.

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Two separate boat disasters in Zimbabwe and Nigeria have left more than 140 people dead in less than two weeks, with children among the victims and questions

23/08/2026

Nigeria loses start actor, Ogogo after battling stage four cancer.

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Veteran Nigerian actor and filmmaker Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has died at the age of 66.

22/08/2026

Former Librarian vice president in authorities net for drug trafficking and money laundering.

Details: https://africanangle.com/former-liberian-vice-president-arrested/

20/08/2026

WATCH: Chidimma Adetshina, a South African-Nigerian model was confronted by a group of women as she left the Cape Town Regional Court in South Africa, where she is challenging the government’s bid to deport her.

In a video circulating online, the women can be heard shouting, “Go home, Nigeria is your home,” while calling her an “identity thief”.

The confrontation came as Adetshina’s legal battle over her immigration status continued. She was arrested in Cape Town in June after South African authorities alleged that she was residing in the country without valid immigration status.

The Cape Town Regional Court has since reserved judgment in the matter.

The incident has drawn criticism online, with some users describing the confrontation as xenophobic and others arguing over the long-running controversy surrounding Adetshina’s nationality and immigration status.

Video credit: Soweto

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19/08/2026

In her acceptance speech, Tyla said: “I’m just so happy to be South African, to be African most of all and I pray to one day see a united Africa, it’s so important.”

Details: https://africanangle.com/tyla-calls-for-a-unified-africa-amid-antimigrant-crisis/