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Across Africa, witchcraft is the uninvited guest at the political party, stirring up drama and paranoia. Take South Sudan’s Vice-President Riek Machar. He’s convinced he’s the “gap-toothed, ...

For decades, Saturdays and Sundays were the customary burial days across Western Kenya, accommodating everyone from high-ranking public figures to ordinary citizens.Being weekend days, they allowed ...

Thanks to the vision of entrepreneurs in the mortuary industry, digital tools and a range of modern choices for funeral ...

Spiritual warfare among politicians is part of a wider struggle over faith in Uganda, where Christianity is the dominant ...

Richard John Veevers, the eldest son of the late Briton Harry Roy Veevers who died mysteriously at his residence in Mombasa ...

Albert Ojwang's mother Eucabeth Adhiambo Ojwang (left) with his widow Nevinina Onyango Omondi at their home in Kokoth Village ...

Over time, these practices evolved into the construction of stone masonry burial boxes that were eventually covered by mounds of debris resulting from ongoing rituals and remembrances of the ...

Fisherman in Brazil’s Amazon uncovers seven pre-Columbian funeral urns, offering rare insight into ancient burial practices on artificial islands.

An interview with Margo DeMello, editor of the recent book Mourning Animals, highlights various rituals that occur when an animal dies and notes that very few animals are grieved.

Authorities say the death toll from severe floods that inundated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province two weeks ago has risen to 101, with a 12-month-old baby the youngest fatality.