Funeral rites begin for late Tanzanian leader John Magufuli

Mourners line the streets and gather at a church in Dar es Salaam to remember Tanzania's late president John Magufuli, before he is transported to the Uhuru National Stadium where he will lie in state.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan (file photo).
Tanzania: Suluhu Steps Into Magufuli's Shoes, Asserts Authority in First Official Engagement
The president took oath of office on Friday at State House in Dar es Salaam, a day after announcing the death of her predecessor from a heart disease.
Soldiers have been reinforced in Western Niger
Niger to beef up security in the west following deadly attack
Soldiers have been reinforced in Western Niger, where suspected jihadists attacked on Monday. The attack left 66 people killed, according to the Nigerien Interior Minister.
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked the convoy of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom.
BREAKING: Gov Ortom escapes death as armed herders open fire on his convoy
TVC News Benue State Correspondent gathered that the incident happened on Saturday Morning at Tyo Mu along Makurdi/Gboko road in Makurdi Local Government Area of the state.
The notorious Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is a historically Ugandan Islamist group present in eastern DR Congo since 1995.
DR Congo: 200 killed and 40,000 displaced by ADF militia UN says
Nearly 200 people have been killed and 40,000 have been displaced since January following a surge of attacks by the ADF militia in the northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN said on Friday.
The conflict has caused much destruction in Tigray
Biden to send envoy to Ethiopia over Tigray conflict
US President Joe Biden is sending a senator to Ethiopia to raise with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed his grave concerns over the crisis in the northern region of Tigray, the allegations of human rights abuses and the risk of broader instability.
King Goodwill Zwelithini
Death of a Zulu king: 'He is planted, not buried'
Goodwill Zwelithini, the 72-year-old king of the Zulu nation in South Africa, was laid to rest at a private ceremony shrouded in secrecy and attended only by a select group of royal men in the early hours of Thursday morning. Yet the days leading up to his funeral have opened a rare window into the customs and values surrounding the final rites of passage of a Zulu monarch.