Walled site grows at Egypt border near Gazapublished at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
Egypt has built more than 3km of wall in the past week, BBC Verify has discovered.
Read MoreWalled site grows at Egypt border near Gazapublished at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
Kenya will support family of Kiptum's coachpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
Kenya's government will donate funds to support the family of athletics coach Gervais Hakizimana, who died alongside Kelvin Kiptum.
Read MoreThe all-female Senegalese band putting women front and centrepublished at 15:06 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
Orchestre Jigeen Ñi want to inspire a new generation of musicians in their country, one song at a time.
Read MoreGhana's Black Queens wait on unpaid bonusespublished at 13:36 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
Ghana's women's football team will be paid the bonuses they are due before Friday's Olympic Games qualifier, an official confirms.
Read MoreKenya drops unpopular entry fee for seven countriespublished at 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
South Africans and Ethiopians are among those who will no longer have to pay a $30 fee to enter.
Read MoreSouth Africa's parliament impeaches top judgepublished at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
This historic move will see John Hlophe removed as the leading judge in Western Cape province.
Read MoreCyber-attack hits Malawi's immigration servicepublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
President Lazarus Chakwera says the government will not give in to the hackers' ransom demand.
Read MoreLibya in landmark deal over Tripoli militias' exitpublished at 05:29 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
Armed groups controlling the capital for years have struck a deal to quit, after a series of deadly clashes.
Read MoreFamily share memories of Kenya’s marathon legendpublished at 04:19 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
Kelvin Kiptum is to be buried in his village in Kenya where his family remember what made him special.
Read MoreAfcon-winning Fiorentina forward Kouame has malariapublished at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February
Fiorentina and Ivory Coast forward Christian Kouame is in hospital after contracting malaria, says his Italian club.
Read MoreScroll down for Wednesday's storiespublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February
That's all from the BBC Africa Live team for now. There'll be an automated service until our team is back on Friday.
In the meantime you can listen to the BBC Focus on Africa podcast here.
A reminder of our proverb of the day:
Quote MessageThe eye crosses the river before the body"
An Ndebele proverb sent by Sifiso Maposa in South Africa.
We leave you with this photo of Kenyan golfer Mercy Nyabande during day one of the Africa Amateur Championship.
Image source, Getty ImagesTraditional Oromo leaders choose new head in Ethiopiapublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February
Amensisa Ifa
BBC News, Addis Ababa
Image source, AMENSISA IFA/BBCImage caption, The new chief Jaarsoo Dhugoo
Traditional Oromo leaders in Ethiopia have transferred power in a colourful ceremony held in Me’ee Bokkoo, about 450km south of the country’s capital Addis Ababa.
Jiloo Maandhoo, who was the ethnic leader - or Abbaa Gadaa - for the past eight years, handed over the mantle to Jaarsoo Dhugoo who will be the 75th leader.
The power-sharing ceremony is taking place at a ritual site in Southern Ethiopia and lasts for a week. It was attended by thousands of people from different regions across the country.
An indigenous system of governance called Gadaa has been practiced by the Oromo people for centuries and is registered by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
According to the lore of the Guji community this ancient socio-political governance system started in the 15th century and has been held since without interruption.
Mr Dhugoo will be in power for the next eight years.
The Oromo are Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group.
Image source, AMENSISA IFA/BBCGhana's green nuclear plans face delaypublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February
Thomas Naadi
BBC News, Accra
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Nuclear energy is not renewable, but is classed as low-carbon
Nuclear power is key to Ghana’s transition to greener energy but the switch is facing delays, a top official has told the BBC’s Climate Question podcast.
The West African nation wants one or two nuclear power plants to be up and running by 2030.
But Stephen Yamoah, executive director of state-run Nuclear Power Ghana, says the country is behind schedule.
“We should probably have been starting construction now, but we’re still engaging to identify the [right] vendor,” the nuclear power chief said.
The delays were caused by “financial” rather than “technical" issues, Mr Yamoah said.
The Ghanaian government had been in talks with China, France, Russia, South Korea and the US about building the nuclear plants, he added.
- LISTEN to the Climate Question podcast to hear more about Ghana’s nuclear plan and whether it will help fight climate change
SA government to use foreign reserves to pay off debtpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February
Richard Hamilton
BBC World Service newsroom
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, South Africa's financial minister delivers the budget
The South African government has announced that it's tapping into its foreign reserves to try to reduce its enormous debts.
The unusual move was announced by the finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, as he gave his budget speech in Cape Town.
South Africa's current borrowings are the highest since 1947 and more money is spent servicing the debts than on education and health.
The opposition has accused the governing ANC party of trying to sway voters ahead of the general election in May, which could see the party lose its majority for the first time since the end of apartheid 30 years ago.
Nigerian zookeeper died saving colleague from lion - universitypublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February
Mansur Abubakar
BBC News, KanoA Nigerian zookeeper who lost his life saving his colleague from a lion has been described as a brave man.
Olabode Olawuyi, who was in charge of the zoo at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife in Osun state, was attacked on Monday.
Abiodun Olanrewaju, the university's public relations officer, told the BBC that the incident happened while the zookeeper's female colleague was feeding the nine-year-old lion.
Mr Olanrewaju said one of the entrance doors to the lion’s den was not properly locked which enabled the animal to find its way out of its enclosure and attack the female zookeeper, whom he did not name.
Mr Olawuyi immediately stepped into the lion’s den to rescue the woman when he was also attacked.
Other members of staff who were at the scene of the incident did everything in their power to rescue him but the lion had already injured him severely, leading to his death.
Mr Olanrewaju described Mr Olawuyi as a brave man for his efforts to rescue the female zookeeper.
She is in hospital. It is unclear how bad her injuries are.
“The incident is heartbreaking for all the staff and students of the university,” an emotional Mr Olanrewaju said.
The university has now sealed off the zoological garden.
Mr Olabode was a veterinary technologist and had been in charge of the zoological garden for over a decade. He was also the keeper of the nine-year-old lion.
Following the incident the lion was shot dead.
Mr Olanrewaju said that Mr Olawuyi's family has not yet set a date for his burial.
Ethiopian army drone kills dozens, witnesses saypublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February
Hanna Temuari
BBC News, Addis Ababa
Image source, AFPImage caption, The Ethiopian army has been fighting a rebel militant group called Fano
An Ethiopian army drone strike has killed dozens in the Amhara region, according to witnesses and hospital sources.
The attack reportedly occurred on Monday near a small town called Sasit in the central part of the country while a truck was dropping off passengers .
The Ethiopian army has been engaged in combat with a local militant group called Fano since August last year in clashes triggered by a controversial move by federal authorities to dissolve regional paramilitary groups.
Residents told BBC that up to 30 civilians, including 16 members of a single family who were returning from a baby's baptism, lost their lives in the attack.
A medical practitioner confirmed that 18 people sustained serious injuries and three of them died upon arrival at a medical facility.
The government has not responded to reports of Monday's attack.
The Amhara region has been under a state of emergency since August of last year.
South Africa boosts welfare grants ahead of May pollpublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February
The governing ANC is expected to face its toughest election since it took power 30 years ago.
Read MoreAutopsy reveals Kelvin Kiptum died from head injuriespublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February
Ruth Nesoba
BBC Africa, Nairobi
Image caption, Kenya’s chief government pathologist spoke to journalists about the athlete's death
An autopsy has revealed that Kenya's world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum died from severe head injuries in a road accident earlier this month.
Kenya’s chief government pathologist Johanssen Odour told local media that the injuries were consistent with those suffered in motor vehicle accidents.
The 24-year-old rising star and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana were killed in a late-night accident on 11 February near his home in north-western Kenya.
Hakizimana funeral is under way in Rwanda.
Kiptum will be laid to rest on Friday at his home village, Chepkorio in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, in what is expected to be a state event.
Kiptum rose to fame last year when he won the Chicago marathon and set a new world record of 2:00:35.
He beat the previous record held by compatriot Eliud Kipchoge by 34 seconds – setting Kiptum up as Kipchoge’s main rival for the 2024 season.
The two had been named in Kenya’s provisional marathon team for the Paris Olympics later this year.
His team had announced that Kiptum would attempt to run the 42km distance in under two hours at the Rotterdam marathon - a feat that has never been achieved in open competition.
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Somalia approves major defence deal with Turkeypublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February
Ibrahim Aden
BBC Africa, Mogadishu
Image source, TURKISH NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTRYImage caption, The 10 year defence deal will see Somalia's army get training from Turkey
Parliament in Somalia has approved a major defence agreement with Turkey.
Under the ten-year deal, Turkey will arm and train Somali navy forces and deploy its own ships in Somali waters.
Analysts say it's a major step in enhancing Somalia’s maritime security.
Prime Minister Hamza Abdi said the deal eliminates - in his words - fears of terrorism, piracy, illegal fishing and the dumping of toxic waste.
It comes as Ethiopia signed a controversial agreement with the self-declared republic of Somaliland, which has increased tensions between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa. (Somalia, which considers Somaliland part of its territory, has accused Ethiopia of violating its sovereignty).
Kelvin Kiptum's coach to be buried in Rwandapublished at 11:28 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February
Image source, AFPImage caption, Last year, Hakizimana spent months helping Kiptum target the world record
Gervais Hakizimana, coach of men's marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, is due to be buried in his home country of Rwanda.
The two died in a car crash in western Kenya on 11 February.
A member of Hakizimana's family told Kenya's Nation newspaper than the burial will be held at 14:00 Rwandan time (12:00 GMT) at the Rusororo Cemetery in the capital Kigali, after the former athlete's requiem mass.
Hakizimana's body had been flown to Rwanda last Saturday.
Hakizimana, 36, was a retired Rwandan runner who held the national record for the men’s 3000m steeplechase.
Last year, he spent months helping Kiptum target the world record.
Their relationship as coach and athlete began in 2018, but the pair first met when the world record holder was much younger.
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