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As 2020 draws to a close, it is time to remember some of the iconic figures on the African continent who died this year.
Here is a look back at 10 of those to whom we have said farewell from the worlds of football, science, music, business, medicine, politics, activism and the arts.
Football: Papa Bouba Diop, 42
The Senegalese footballer, who died in November after a long illness, was feted for his performance in the 2002 World Cup where he scored his team s winning goal against France and went on to see Senegal go on to the quarter-finals. No African team has gone further.