Paul Allen, philanthropist friend to Africa, dies in the U.S.

Paul Allen, philanthropist friend to Africa, dies in the U.S.

Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist with a special heart for the African continent, died in the United States on Monday. He was 65 and suffered from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Allen’s death was announced by Vulcan, the Seattle-based umbrella company formed to manage a range of projects and global campaigns,…