Nigerian 'migrant hero' baptised by Pope after foiling robbery
John left Nigeria to escape a criminal gang that wanted to recruit him, according to Italian media.
After a short stay in Libya, the welder by trade made his way to Italy on a smuggler's boat.
On his arrival, he filed for asylum but in 2016 his case was rejected and he decided to stay on as an undocumented migrant.
In September last year, the 31-year-old was begging for money outside the Carrefour supermarket
in Rome's Centocelle neighbourhood
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has said she wants to see an African edition
of the fashion bible Vogue : to help highlight the continent's contribution to the industry.
Ahmed Janka Nabay - one of Sierra Leone's best-known musicians - has died aged 54, the music website Pitchfork reports.
Nabay became known as the king of bubu music after taking traditional music
of the Temne people in Sierra Leone and modernising it into an electronic dance subgenre.
He first rose to fame in Sierra Leone in the 1990s after competing in a talent contest
and later found fame in the US, where he fled after the civil war.