Nigerian superstar Wizkid has cancelled his US tour due to ill health, reports Nigerian news site Pulse., external

He made the announcement on Twitter:

He didn't give specifics about the illness, leaving fans worried, Pulse adds.

The site also points out that this isn’t the first time Wizkid will be postponing concerts due to the state of his health. In December 2016, he cancelled two concerts in Lagos after his doctors "pressured him" to stop performing.

One of Wizkid's most watched YouTube videos is his collaboration with Canadian star Drake, Come Closer:

Zimbabwe's general election is set for next year and all eyes appear to be set on the recent Kenyan presidential election.

Zimbabwe's government-owned newspaper The Herald, external reports that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said it will conduct elections in accordance with the country's electoral laws to avoid the Kenyan situation where presidential elections were nullified last week.

The ZEC chairperson Justice Rita Makarau is reported as saying that the success of the biometric voter registration (BVR) exercise depended on the integrity of the electoral commission.

Justice Makarau who was speaking at the opening of a BVR training workshop urged participants to follow the training they are being given strictly.

"The Supreme Court of Kenya has decided to set aside the presidential elections in that country for no reasons other than the elections were not conducted in accordance with the law," Justice Makarau was quoted as saying.

The Herald then appears to take a swipe at the main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai by stating: "Justice Makarau's statement puts egg on the face of MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai who celebrated the unprecedented ruling in Kenya."

The paper reports that Mr Tsvangirai told an opposition alliance rally at the weekend that "if it happened in Kenya it can happen as well happen in Zimbabwe".

Muhammad Kabir Muhammad
BBC Africa, Abuja

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Nigeria's economy has emerged from recession with quarter on quarter real GDP growth of 3.23%,

It comes after five consecutive quarters of contraction, says Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics.

The statistics office reports a growth in the oil sector as well as crop production and the finance industry.

Milton Nkosi
BBC Africa, Johannesburg

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South Africa’s economy is out of recession following 2.5% growth results announcement quarter-on-quarter.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing were the largest contributors to the growth.

Africa’s most industrialised economy entered into a technical recession in early 2017 after two consecutive negative growth quarters were recorded.

This is welcome relief here particularly following the downgrade to junk status by international credit ratings agencies.

With all that said overall GDP growth is still slow.

Matthew Kenyon
BB Africa Sport

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After Nigeria moved to the brink of qualification for the World Cup with that draw against Cameroon last night, several more teams will be hoping to take a giant stride towards the finals today.

No African side can confirm a place at Russia 2018 tonight, but if Tunisia beat Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa later in Group A then they would have a six point lead with only two games remaining. A DR Congo victory, however, would bring them level with their rivals in the standings.

Uganda's achievement in qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year - the first time they had done that in 39 years - would be eclipsed ten-fold if they were to make it to Russia. There is a long way to go, but if they were to take even a point from their match against Egypt tonight, they would be clear at the top of Group E. That will be a huge challenge, not least because the Egyptian authorities have lifted the restriction on fans attending the match - meaning more than 60,000 home fans can be expected in Alexandria.

Realistically, Ghana need to win in Congo in the same group to retain any chance of making it.

Burkina Faso have a lead of a point in Group D at the moment and are hosting Senegal, who are in second place, so a win would take the Stallions further clear. But they will be keeping an eye on South Africa's match with Cape Verde, because Bafana Bafana are also only a point behind the leaders, so they are right in contention.

In Group C, Mali seem out of it - and Morocco will be determined to get a good result against them in Bamako, because they will expect group leaders Ivory Coast to beat Gabon at home and thus go to 10 points from four games.

With only two rounds of matches remaining in African qualifying after today's action, the picture will be a lot clearer by the time the last match of the day - Algeria against Zambia in Group A - comes to a close.

We reported earlier that Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said he is not ready for a re-run of the presidential election.

AFP news agency adds that Mr Odinga has set several conditions for taking part in the election on 17 October.

His conditions include the sacking of several election commission officials, a review of the electronic transmission of results and for all eight presidential candidates who took part in the 8 August poll to be allowed to contest in the upcoming election, reports AFP.

The Supreme Court annulled last month's poll won by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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The rights group, Amnesty International, says, external nearly 400 civilians in Nigeria and Cameroon have been killed since April in a surge in attacks by the Islamist group Boko Haram.

Amnesty said that was double the number of deaths in the previous five months.

The group said the figure had been boosted by Boko Haram's increasing use of suicide bombers in crowded areas who are usually young women and girls.

Amnesty official Alioune Tine said the wave of violence highlighted the need for swift action by the region's governments to protect civilians from a campaign of terror.

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Jonah Fisher
BBC News

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has just announced that he's not "ready" to take part in a planned re-run of the country's presidential election.

Mr Odinga said he wanted "legal and constitutional guarantees" in place before agreeing to take part.

He also called for changes to the country's electoral commission, which was blamed by the Supreme Court for irregularities which led to the August election being annulled.

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A former ANC Youth League leader has died, two months after being shot, several South African papers are reporting.

According to the Times Live newspaper, external, Sindiso Magaqa's death was confirmed by the ANC last night.

The paper reports that Mr Magaqa and two other ANC councillors were shot by unknown assailants in southern KwaZulu-Natal in July. They were taken to hospital where Mr Magaqa has been ever since.

Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) political party was one of the first to send a message of condolence following the news:

According to the Times newspaper Mr Magaqa was the secretary-general of the youth league until 2012 when it was disbanded after its leadership was found guilty of bringing the ANC into disrepute.

While Mr Magaqa was suspended‚ Julius Malema‚ who was then the ANCYL leader and his spokesman Floyd Shivambu were expelled from the party, the paper says.

One of Britain's top public relations agencies, Bell Pottinger, has been expelled from the industry's trade association, for allegedly mounting a campaign likely to inflame racial tensions in South Africa.

The trade association ruled that Bell Pottinger had produced reprehensible work, by portraying opponents of the South African president, Jacob Zuma, as agents of white business interests.

The campaign prompted a complaint by South Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance. Bell Pottinger, which was expelled from the trade association for at least five years, said there were lessons to be learned but it disputed the basis of the ruling.

We reported yesterday that a separate investigation found the PR firm tried to "mislead or undermine journalists who were asking questions" about its controversial campaign on behalf of the wealthy Gupta family.

The Gupta family is said to have wanted to distract attention from the allegations that it exerted undue influence on President Jacob Zuma by blaming the country's problems on white-owned businesses, or "white monopoly capital".

Both the Guptas and President Zuma deny wrongdoing.

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The brother of arrested Rwandan opposition leader Diane Rwigara has told Newsday her treatment is "inhumane":

"All my sister did was run for president and now they are persecuting the family", Aristide Rwigara told BBC Newsday.

Her mother and sister have also been detained.

Listen to the full interview:

We reported yesterday that Police in Rwanda have confirmed they have arrested Ms Rwigara.

Ms Rwigara and members of her family have not been seen since Tuesday last week and the police previously denied they had been arrested.

She has been accused of using forged signatures when she was gathering support for her presidential campaign.

Ms Rwigara was disqualified from running in last month's election, which the incumbent Paul Kagame won with more than 98% of the vote.

The Rwandan authorities rarely hesitate when it comes to clamping down on the opposition. Another female opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire, was arrested in 2010. She is serving a fifteen year jail sentence.

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