Tanzania’s president John Magufuli dies aged 61 – Eye on Africa

In tonight’s edition: Tanzania’s president dies after weeks of speculation about his health, claims that he had caught coronavirus and denials from the government that he was ill. President Magufuli had not been seen in public since February 27th.  In Kenya, the High Court upholds a ban on female genital mutilation after it dismissed a petition by a doctor who tried to argue that outlawing FGM was unconstitutional. And finally we hear from Pretoria born singer Eli Zaelo who has become a C-pop sensation in Hong Kong.