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Give Queen Elizabeth a break; it's unAfrican to attack the dead

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into Saint George's chapel for her funeral at Windsor castle, Britain on September 19, 2022. [AP Photo]

Queen Elizabeth's death has elicited varying emotions in Africa. Some leaders have mourned the passing of Britain's longest-serving monarch while critics have slammed her colonial legacy. The critics, mainly from South Africa and Kenya, took the opportunity to excoriate the queen and everything she stood for.

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