Ghana's Black Queens wait on unpaid bonuses

Ghana's women's football team will be paid the bonuses they are due before Friday's Olympic Games qualifier, an official confirms.

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South Africa's parliament impeaches top judge

This historic move will see John Hlophe removed as the leading judge in Western Cape province.

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Cyber-attack hits Malawi's immigration service

President Lazarus Chakwera says the government will not give in to the hackers' ransom demand.

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Libyan government says militias to leave Tripoli

Armed groups controlling the capital for years have struck a deal to quit, after a series of deadly clashes.

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The sacrifices key to Kenya's late marathon legend

Kelvin Kiptum is to be buried in his village in Kenyan where his family remember what made him special.

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South Africa boosts welfare grants ahead of May poll

The governing ANC is expected to face its toughest election since it took power 30 years ago.

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The awful conditions that cattle are kept in on ships

The stench from a vessel loaded with cattle which engulfed Cape Town has drawn attention to a wider issue.

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Tanzania's Ramadhani Brothers win AGT: Fantasy League

Known for their daring head-balancing routines, the duo take home $250,000 in prize money.

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Lion kills zookeeper at Nigerian university

The veterinarian technologist had been taking care of the university's lions for nine years.

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Guinea's military junta dissolves government

Ministers in the dissolved government have been ordered to surrender their passports.

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How Russia has rebranded Wagner in Africa

Russia has taken the mercenary group into its intelligence services, using it to destabilise Africa.

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Cape Town stink blamed on cattle ship

A "nauseating" stench engulfing the South African city comes from a ship carrying 19,000 cows, officials say.

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Senegalese man convicted over UK migrant deaths

Four people drowned when an overcrowded dinghy steered by Ibrahima Bah began to sink on a crossing.

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African Union bans trade in donkey skin

Animal welfare charities welcome the African Union decision to ban the donkey skin trade across the continent.

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Africa Live: Snakes used to terrorise Nigeria kidnap victims

Some victims are taken to snake-infested areas to make them raise ransoms - and more.

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African hero Nyerere honoured by new statue

African leaders pay tribute to Tanzania's founding father as a statue to him is unveiled in Ethiopia.

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Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off

Former workers at X's Africa base say they have got their severance pay after a year-long campaign.

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Conjoined twins given days to live are proving world wrong

Marieme and Ndeye, seven, were not expected to survive for more than a few days after they were born.

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South Africa cricket great Procter dies aged 77

Former South Africa all-rounder Mike Procter dies aged 77, his family say.

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West Africa’s Michelin-starred cuisine wows London

African fine dining is often overlooked, but now restaurants are getting their just deserts.

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