Manu Dibango, whose Soul Makossa filled New York dance floors, died this week at the age of 86.

They are churning out 50,000 a day, plus other gear to keep doctors protected from coronavirus.

Zambia record the biggest move of any team in the women's football rankings after their shock Olympic qualification.

Uganda's Bobi Wine is using his music to encourage collective action to stop the spread of the virus.

The country's health ministry says cases have passed 1,000, as a three-week lockdown begins.

It is hoped more militias will follow suit to allow people to get medical treatment amid the pandemic.

BBC Africa Eye investigates secret arms shipments into Libya, and shows how foreign powers are fuelling an ongoing war.

South Africa's leader Cyril Ramaphosa is accused of inaction over a spate of child murders.

The removal of the revered emir of Kano raises questions about the continued role of Nigeria's traditional rulers.

A family of seven in one room in Kenya's largest informal settlement fears the spread of Covid-19.

Nigerian Victor Olaiya, who died last month, was a musical pioneer and mentor to the Afrobeat legend.