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And we leave you with this photo of Nigerian Afrobeats artist Wizkid during his performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Friday last week.

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Three men and three women from Africa have made the cut for the annual IAAF athlete of the year award.

The global athletic body shortlists 10 athletes from both genders in contention for the ultimate prize.

The male and female World Athletes of the Year will be announced on 24 November.

South Africa's 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk and Kenya's Hellen Obiri, who's the world champion in the women's 5,000m, are among those nominated.

Also in the running are:

• Luvo Manyonga (South Africa)
• Elijah Manangoi (Kenya)
• Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia)
• Caster Semenya (South Africa)

In a statement, the IAAF, external said that people can vote for the athletes on Facebook and Twitter:

It added that the IAAF council’s vote will count for 50% of the result, while the IAAF Family’s votes and the public votes will each count for 25% of the final result.

Voting closes on 16 October.

The IAAF will then announce three men and three women as finalists.

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One of the youngest MPs caught on camera fighting off security officers at Uganda's parliament last week has told the BBC from his hospital bed:

Parliament had descended into mayhem during a motion to change presidential age limits which would allow President Yoweri Museveni to stand for a sixth term in office.

Mr Zaake ended up unconscious in hospital for two days.

Speaking from his hospital bed with a fractured arm, broken ribs, and pain in his skull, he told the BBC's Patience Atuhaire:

He says he's not cowed by the prospect of being charged with vandalism:

We reported earlier about an upcoming release of a film titled Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer, about the South African Paralympic athlete who is serving time for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

The movie trailer premiered today to mixed reactions.

Ms Steenkamp's parents say that they are still mourning their daughter, weren't consulted about the project and had no idea the film was being made.

June and Barry Steenkamp, AFP says, were "horrified and upset" at reports that the film claimed to tell the story of the 2013 killing from the perspective of Reeva and June, her mother.

The Steenkamp's said in a statement that:

The film, which stars German model Toni Garrn as Ms Steenkamp, will premiere on the US TV network Lifetime on November 11.

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Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi will run for re-election in 2019, the governing Frelimo party has confirmed today after picking him as its candidate.

When he was elected in 2015, President Nyusi won 57% of the vote, well ahead of his nearest rival Afonso Dhlakama, the leader of the main opposition Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo) party, with 37%.

Renamo - which fought Frelimo in a long civil war which ended in 1992 and resulted in an estimated one million deaths - disputed the result.

Despite recent economic growth, more than half of Mozambique's 24 million people continue to live below the poverty line.

Read our Mozambique country profile here.

Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid performed here in the UK at the Albert Hall in London on Friday night, becoming the first African artist to headline a sold-out show at the prestigious concert hall, the UK Guardian reports. , external

His feature on Drake's One Dance, which is the first song to be streamed more than a billion times on music streaming site Spotify, has raised his international prominence.

Here are some photos of his performance:

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The South African office of taxi-hailing app Uber has shared a screenshot on Twitter of what could be the longest ride using the platform in sub-Saharan Africa.

The trip from Cape Town to Durban via Bloemfontein clocked 3,190 km (1,982 miles).

So how much did it cost?

Uber hasn't yet said but we'll monitor their Twitter account for any updates. One user hazards a guess:

Uber, which has been operating in Africa for four years, reported last week that it has 1.8 million users on the continent with South Africa and Kenya being its two biggest markets.

Rana Jawad
BBC North Africa correspondent, Tunis

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An armed group has shut down one of Libya’s largest oil fields in the south of the country since yesterday evening.

Al Sharara oil field was pumping over 200,000 barrels of oil before its latest closure.

Militias have frequently subjected Libya’s oil production fields and export terminals to blockades in recent years, but production recovered significantly this summer when it topped one million barrels per day.

This latest blockade of the Sharara oil field is a fresh reminder that the country's oil production is often at the mercy of armed groups.

It also throws Libya’s recent production boom – which is crucial to state-revenues – into another period of uncertainty.

State-run National Oil Company (NOC) told Reuters news agency that it is “working towards a swift re-start of production,” and that it does not negotiate with what it termed "terrorist blockaders".

A Libyan oil news Facebook page has published a statement attributed to the armed group which allegedly shut down production.

The statement features a list of demands including salaries, economic development in southern Libya, as well as fuel and cooking gas supplies.

Laeila Adjovi
BBC Africa

John Fru Ndi, Cameroon's main opposition leader, has told the BBC that at least 30 people have died in clashes with security forces that started on Sunday.

Tear gas and live bullets were reportedly used by security forces deployed to the country's two English-speaking regions, where separatists are calling for independence.

At least 50 people were wounded and about 200 arrested.

Today people in the North-West and South-West regions have continued to demonstrate despite a government curb on travel and public gatherings.

There is also a heavy police and military presence in the regions.

In Bamenda, in the North-West, a stand-off is reported between youths gathered at a petrol station and riot police who have been firing tear gas canisters at them.

In a message in English and in French posted on social media on Sunday, President Paul Biya condemned the violence and called for dialogue.

Anglophone separatists chose 1 October, the anniversary of the unification of French-speaking and English-speaking parts of Cameroon in 1961, as the date to declare the independence of the two Anglophone provinces under the country name Ambazonia.

One in five of the 22 million people in the central African country speak English, with many of them complaining of discrimination, especially in the fields of justice and education.

Kenyan media are reporting that one person has died in today's opposition protest against the electoral commission in the western county of Siaya.

Privately-owned Daily Nation reports, external that a 41-year-old man died of "shock" after police fired tear gas to disperse protesting youth.

An eyewitness, Celestine Achieng, said the deceased "dropped and died" as he was running away after police lobbed tear gas cannisters on the protesters.

The man's death was confirmed by officials of the Red Cross Society who had been attending to him, Daily Nation reports.

Alastair Leithead
BBC Africa correspondent

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International diplomats in Kenya have criticised both the government and the opposition, ahead of a re-run of the presidential election later this month.

Representatives from 13 countries and the EU say the poll must be “better than the last one – free, fair credible and peaceful”.

Their joint statement follows a meeting with members of Kenya’s electoral commission (IEBC), and calls on all parties to to respect the body's independence.

Today, police have been firing tear gas at opposition supporters attempting to protest outside IEBC offices in Nairobi.

US Ambassador Bob Godec says the ruling party’s efforts to re-write electoral law before the vote “unnecessarily increases political tensions” and he has also criticised the opposition for threatening a boycott:

Kenya's Supreme Court says the first presidential election has been “neither transparent nor verifiable,” and has urged the electoral commission to “go back to the drawing board” for the re-run.

It says that judges won’t shy away from annulling the poll a second time if changes aren’t made. While their preparations continue, politics and protest threaten the process.

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Domestic workers in Zimbabwe have formed a WhatsApp group to share their experiences and the challenges they face from the ongoing economic crisis, NewZimbabwe.com reports., external

The news site reports that many employers have resorted to paying domestic workers by mobile money transfers, which charge users high processing fees.

Mendy Lusaba, founder of Domestic Workers Association of Zimbabwe, says this only makes a difficult situation worse because pay is low to begin with:

She added that some also go months without pay:

Education campaigners in South Africa have criticised a school for suspending two pupils after their marriage proposal on the school grounds, reports the Sowetan Live, external.

The 18-year-old boy proposed to his 16-year-old girlfriend last month at Tholulwazi Secondary School in Gauteng province.

The girl's mother told the Sowetan Live news site that the school forced the children to call off their engagement, adding:

The Sowetan Live quotes a spokesperson for the National Association of School Governing Bodies, Matakanye Matakanya, as saying the school was right to take action:

But others have disagreed, defending the pupils. Speaking on behalf of the Congress of South African Students (Cosas), its president John Macheke said:

South African Home Affairs spokesman Thabo Mokgola has pointed out that the couple can legally marry, provided the 16-year-old receives parental consent.

The couple are still together in a relationship, the Sowetan Live quotes the girl's grandmother as saying.

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A man suspected of carrying out Sunday's attack in the French city of Marseille, killing two people, had a Tunisian passport when he was last stopped by police in Lyon just two days earlier, the Reuters news agency reports.

Paris public prosecutor Francois Molins told a news conference that the suspect's details came up on criminal databases and that he went by seven different identities - none of which were on French anti-terrorist check lists.

He added that French authorities were working with their Tunisian counterparts to identify the authenticity of the Tunisian passport and his real name.

The attacker was shot dead by a soldier after he had stabbed two women to death at Marseille's biggest train station.

Mr Molins added that the suspect told police he lived in Lyon, was homeless, divorced and had problems with drug abuse.

A film telling the story of Oscar Pistorius' life is to be released in the US next month.

Out today, the trailer for Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer has received a mixed reception.

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is serving a six-year prison sentence for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

In the film, Pistorius is played by American actor Andreas Damm, while the role of Ms Steenkamp is played by German model Toni Garrn.

No South African release date has been set for the film, which is produced by US cable channel Lifetime.

Nick Cavell
BBC Africa Sport

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South Africa have thrashed Bangladesh by 333 runs on the fifth day of the first test at home in Potchefstroom.

The visitors were dismissed for just 90 runs this morning to take victory - thunderstorms yesterday had thwarted South Africa's chances of wrapping up victory in four days.

But the match was overshadowed by an injury to South Africa’s fast bowler Morne Morkel, who is likely to be out for six weeks because of a side strain.

We have been reporting about ongoing protests in Kenya by opposition supporters pushing for electoral changes ahead of the presidential election re-run set for 26 October.

Local media are reporting that people have been demonstrating in at least three cities.

They also say that police have used tear gas to disperse protesters in Nairobi and Kisumu.

The BBC's David Wafula has been about in the capital, Nairobi, and snapped these pictures:

Reuters news agency has also filed pictures of security officers in the streets of the capital:

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It’s hard to find a date in the highlands of Madagascar.

For centuries, Betsileo men have hosted “Savika” bull wrestling tournaments to win the hearts of local women.

Andy Rafanambinantsoa is single, 27 years old, and desperate to find love.

Watch his story:

The family of a former presidential guard accused of attempting a coup in Niger in 2015 say they fear for his safety.

Lt Awal Issa Hambali’s family say he narrowly escaped death when shots were fired at his prison cell on Friday night, in the western city of Tera.

His wife Leila says she fears for his life and his brother, Mahamadou Sani, has said the army officer is being held in degrading conditions.

The BBC has contacted the Niger government but it has not commented.

Lt Hambali’s has spent 21 months in jail since his arrest in 2015.

Following a meeting with the Nigerien Association for the Defence of Human Rights (ANDDH), Lt Hambali’s family plan to take his case forward to Niger’s National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms.

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The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has confirmed that Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and Morocco have bid to host the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN).

Morocco confirmed their bid on Saturday, with Caf announcing yesterday, external that there were also bids from Ethiopia and also Equatorial Guinea, who staged the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

Caf are looking for new hosts to replace Kenya who lost the rights after failing to meet the African football body's requirements.

The winning bid for the biennial tournament for locally-based players only, will be announced next weekend.

It is set to be staged from 12 January to 4 February 2018.