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The legendary musician, who has died age 78, will be remembered as much for his activism as his songs.

What a video of a male lecturer assaulting his students says about the state of women's rights in the country.

For many people in remote regions access to healthcare is limited, so tech is coming to their aid.

Looking at a zebra's stripes may not be a good way to tell different types apart, say scientists.

Lamin Ceesay was lucky to survive when the Gambian president took away his drugs and tried to cure him with a paste of herbs. An unknown number died.

Zambia edged closer to the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship in Morocco when beating Ivory Coast 2-0 in Marrakech.

Roy Bennett, a farmer who became a thorn in the side of Robert Mugabe, is killed alongside his wife.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport lifts a five-year ban imposed on Senegalese side US Ouakam after crowd violence left at least eight people dead at last year's League Cup final.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger "disrespectful" by talking publicly about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, say Borussia Dortmund.

Residents will be banned from using more than 50 litres of water a day from next month.

Tunisia return to the top of Fifa's African rankings two months after losing pole position to Senegal.

Villarreal's Cedric Bakambu is set to become the most expensive African footballer ever as Chinese club Beijing Guoan close on a £65m deal.

The group was reportedly travelling in two separate vehicles to the capital of Abuja.

Merera Gudina is the first of more than 500 prisoners the government has said it will release.

A monkey from Ethiopia and Sudan with a distinctive "handlebar moustache" has been identified as a distinct species.

The healer gave women leaves and herbs that made their stomachs swell up and told them not to see a doctor.

Riyan Abukar Ali is determined to succeed as a fisherwoman in Somalia, in a trade dominated by men.

Memory is among the themes featuring at the African Biennale of Photography in Mali's capital.

Memory is among the themes featuring at the African Biennale of Photography in Mali's capital.

Joseph Warungu peeps into WhatsApp groups to find out who the group administrators really are.