Spain denies Nigeria's junior footballers visas - NFF

The Future Eagles were set to fly to Spain on Tuesday, ahead of their first match on Friday.

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Kenyan football must stop 'shooting itself in foot'

Kenya's hopes of reaching the World Cup will be over prematurely unless the country stops "shooting itself in the foot".

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US Binance official denies Nigeria money laundering

Tigran Gambaryan's wife says she is "beyond heartbroken" at his transfer to a prison in Nigeria's capital.

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Missile attack kills Tanzanian soldiers in DR Congo

Enemy mortar fire "fell near the camp where they were staying," says a southern African military force.

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Critically ill lawmaker arrested - Togo opposition

Five politicians are in jail for rallying against constitutional reforms, the DMK coalition says.

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Africa Live: Schools closed in Cape Town as heavy storms wreak havoc

Stormy weather leaves a trail of destruction in South Africa as strong winds blew up roofs amid adverse weather warning - and more

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Mozambique ferry disaster kills over 90 - officials

The victims were attempting to flee a cholera outbreak on Mozambique's northern coast.

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Watch: Moment Russ Cook finishes length of Africa run

Russ Cook, nicknamed "Hardest Geezer", has finished his challenge of running the length of Africa.

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President says world failed Rwanda over 1994 genocide

President Paul Kagame addressed world leaders at a ceremony marking 30 years since the brutal killings.

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Hardest Geezer: The man who ran the length of Africa

The extreme challenge began at South Africa's most southerly point on 22 April, 2023.

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One woman’s battle to push Africa’s space race

Scientist Marie Makuate wants more African countries to have their own satellites orbiting Earth.

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'My first time home 30 years after I fled a genocide'

The BBC's Victoria Uwonkunda speaks to survivors of the Rwanda genocide violence 30 years after she fled.

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Zimbabwe launches new gold-backed currency

The ZiG is the country's latest attempt to stabilise the economy following years of crisis.

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Posters shame customers keeping bank glitch money

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia is trying to regain the full $14m withdrawn during a technical glitch.

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South African footballer shot dead in car hijacking

The soccer star was waiting to be served at a petrol station when two gunmen opened fire on him, police say.

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Togo postpones elections after new constitution row

Opposition groups fear that the new constitution will allow President Faure Gnassingbé to stay in power.

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SA parliament speaker resigns over corruption probe

The speaker has been accused of soliciting bribes during her time as defence minister, which she denies.

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Zimbabwe declares national disaster over drought

About 3 million people are facing hunger as the drought wipes out crops across the country.

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Who is Senegal's unlikely new president?

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar.

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Naming of new Cameroon boss surprises country's FA

Cameroon's football federation expresses its "great astonishment" after the country's sports ministry appoints Marc Brys.

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