Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a leading figure in the United States civil rights movement and a two-time Democratic presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84.

His family announced that he passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, February 17, 2026, surrounded by relatives.

Born on October 8, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina, Jackson became one of the most recognisable voices for racial equality, political participation, and economic justice in the United States and abroad.

Jackson worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s through the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. After King's assassination in 1968, he continued organising marches, voter registration drives, and economic campaigns...