Comments and insights on the name Shona: | Edit. Its a name, also the name of an African Language. Shona is the anglicized spelling of the name Seonaid which is the Scottish Gaelic form of Janet. The spellings Seona, Sheona, Seonag are also found in Scotland.
Nigerian president Umaru Yar'Adua dies after months of illness. Nigeria's president Umaru Yar'Adua has died after more than five months of battling with a heart condition. Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, who will be sworn in as the new president of the most populous African nation, declared seven days of mourning.
16 photos: Ghana mourns as nation buries President John Atta Mills. John Atta Mills funeral held in Ghana â World leaders and mourners gathered Friday in Accra for the funeral service of late Ghanaian president John Evans Atta Mills, who died at a military hospital on June 24 after a period of illness.