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Thursday 28 April 2016

Papa Wemba's body arrives home in DR Congo

Hundreds of mourners have welcomed the body of Papa Wemba, one Africa's best known singers, back to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
It was flown into the capital, Kinshasa, from Ivory Coast, where he died on Sunday after collapsing on stage in Abidjan.

Ivorian fans attended an all-night concert held in his honour in the city.
He is due to be buried on Tuesday after lying in state in a stadium in Kinshasa, on Monday.
After Papa Wemba's coffin left the airport it was taken to a morgue, reports the BBC's Poly Muzalia from Kinshasa.

Papa Wemba, who died aged 66, was considered one of Africa's most influential musicians of his generation.
He pioneered modern Congolese soukous music, which spread through the continent.


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