The Kenyan, who was also fourth in the event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, lived up to expectations as the favourite crossed the line first in a time of 3min 36.57sec.

Ryan Mphahlele of South Africa finished second a second back, while Kasaye Adehena of Ethiopia pipped Kenyan Taki Kumari by four hundredths of a second for the bronze.

Another Kenyan, Jarinter Mwasya, was victorious in the women's 800m final, taking gold in a tactical 2:02.80, narrowly holding off Nestanet Desta of Ethiopia, while South African Prudence Sekgodiso was the bronze medallist.

Ethiopia took the other two distance golds - first in the women's 3,000m steeplechase with Werkuha Getachew leading a one-two in front of Zerfe Wondmagegn in 9:36.81.

Caren Chebet from Kenya took the bronze.

Hailemariyam Amare took the other title for Ethiopia in the men's 5,000m, outsprinting Kenyan Daniel Ebenyo to cross the line in 13:36.79.

Hicham Akankam of Morocco claimed the final spot on the podium.

Aminatou Seyni of Niger added to her 100m silver in Mauritius by winning the women's 200m in 23.04sec.

Seyni, who was forced to move down from the 400m due to rules against athletes of differences in sex development, was more than four tenths of a second clear of silver medallist Maximilla Imali of Kenya.

Rhoda Njobvu of Zambia took the bronze.

Botswana claimed the men's 200m gold medal as Lestile Tebogo ran 20.26 to soundly defeat Emmanuel Alobwede Eseme of Cameroon and South African Clarence Munyai to the line.

South Africa finished first and second in the women's 400m hurdles final with Zene van der Walt leading Taylon Bieldt in 56.00, while Nora Ennadi of Morocco was third.

Sokwakhana Zazini won the men's 400m hurdles for South Africa too in 49.42, as Abdelmalik Lahoulou of Algeria and Kenyan Wiseman Mukhobe completed the podium.

Hichem Bouhanoune of Algeria's clean jumping gave him the men’s high jump gold on countback as Mike Edwards of Nigeria and Mpho Links of South Africa also finished on 2.15 metres, but settled for silver and bronze respectively.

Sangone Kandji and Saly Sarr finished first and second for Senegal in the women's triple jump, with Kandji's winning jump being 13.76m.

Cameroonian Veronique Kossenda Rey took bronze.

Rio 2016 silver medallist Julius Yego of Kenya was victorious for his fourth men's javelin title after throwing a best of 79.62m.

Egyptian Ihab Abdelrahman and South African Phillippus Marthinus Janse van Rensburg completed the podium.

Chukwuebuka Enekweshi of Nigeria won the men's shot put in 21.20m, with South Africa's Kyle Blignaut and Mohamed Magdy of Egypt taking silver and bronze.

South Africa claimed the women's 4x400m relay gold in front of Kenya and Nigeria, while Botswana took the men's title, with Zambia and Nigeria completing the podium.

Finally, Kenyans Emily Ngii and Samuel Gathimba secured the women's and men's 20km race walk golds at the start of the day.