Ivory Coast singer DJ Arafat dies in road accident [photo courtesy] Top African footballers have paid Tributes to DJ Arafat, an Ivorian singer who died aged 33 after a road accident in Abidjan.

"Death of artist DJ Arafat... today at 8am as a result of a road accident overnight," Ivory Coast state broadcaster RTI announced on Monday. Hundreds of fans gathered on Monday, weeping and chanting ...

According to messages and pictures circulating on social media, he had been driving a motorbike and smashed into a car. Critically injured, he was taken to an Abidjan hospital, where he later died.