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William Ruto has faced a backlash over plans to introduce a new health levy on employers and employees.

Tributes are being paid to the singer, with fans saying he had a "golden voice".

Turkish firm Karpowership puts the lights back on after the government partially settles a $15m debt.

The couple have been named locally as David and Celia Barlow, from near Newbury in Berkshire.

Mohamed Salah calls for "world leaders to come together to prevent further slaughter of innocent souls" amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.

Some 26,000 people have been left homeless after water was released to prevent a dam bursting.

Springbok legend Joel Stransky discusses South Africa's 'brutal' Rugby World Cup quarter-final win over France and backs the holders to see off England in the semis.

A factory of a blacksmith was a cover for manufacturing and selling arms to criminals, police say.

Ugandan police call it a "cowardly terror attack" in which two tourists and their guide were killed.

Bissau is plunged into darkness because a Turkish company cut supplies over a $15m bill.

With nearly all votes counted, President George Weah and his Joseph Boakai are running neck and neck.

Analysis of satellite images provides evidence that dozens of Darfur villages have been burned down.

Officials say they seized and destroyed the scales in a stand against illegal wildlife trafficking.

Nigerian music star Rema's song Calm Down falls off the Billboard Hot 100 chart after 57 weeks.

A prominent Somali journalists' union says it is "deeply shaken" by Abdifatah Moalim Nur's death.

The convicted men dug up a body for a ritual that they believed would make them rich.

Meet Rudie van Vuuren, who in 2003 played in both the Rugby World Cup and Cricket World Cup.

Algeria says it has agreed to the Palestinian Football Association's request to host its team's forthcoming international football matches because of the ongoing war between Gaza and Israel.

Legal action by Nairobi-based workers who filtered out graphic Facebook posts will continue.

Former Premier League defender Curtis Davies says joining Sierra Leone for the first time at the age of 38 is 'amazing'.