Five survivors found day after Red Sea tourist boat sinking

Seven people remain unaccounted for after a tourist boat sank on Monday after leaving the Egyptian port of Marsa Alam.

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Kenya's openness ranking worsens despite visa-free policy

An AU-backed report says new rules mean the country has made things harder for most African visitors.

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Zambia's Banda voted BBC Women's Footballer of the Year

Orlando Pride forward Barbra Banda is voted BBC Women's Footballer of the Year.

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Is Namibia going to elect its first female leader?

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the candidate for the dominant Swapo party but its popularity has waned.

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Life begins at 40? Africa's legendary veteran footballers

Sierra Leone’s Kei Kamara recently made a return to international football at the age of 40, but who are the other African stars who have played on into their fifth decade?

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All out for seven - Ivory Coast set men's T20I record

Ivory Coast record the lowest total in men's T20I history as they are bowled out for seven runs against Nigeria.

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South African anti-apartheid writer Breytenbach dies

The anti-apartheid critic spent seven years in prison for opposing the white minority regime.

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At least 24 dead after two boats capsize off coast of Madagascar

The boats were carrying mostly Somali nationals, authorities said.

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Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste

People around the world are extracting valuable materials from e-waste despite huge health risks.

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Sudan in danger of becoming a failed state, aid chief warns

Sudan is disintegrating after more than 18 months of civil war, aid chief Jan Egeland warns

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'We knew Christmas before you' - the Band Aid fallout

Forty years on, the Band Aid song continues to generate debate about the way it presents Africa.

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TP Mazembe win African Women's Champions League in upset

TP Mazembe win the African Women’s Champions League for the first time as the Ravens beat Moroccan side AS FAR 1-0 in El Jadida.

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Ex-Super Falcon says Fifa putting money 'over humanity'

As the latest COP climate summit ends, two Nigeria internationals say footballers can play a leading role in combating climate change.

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Leicester winger Fatawu out for rest of the season

Leicester City manager Steve Cooper says winger Abdul Fatawu will miss the rest of the season after suffering a "serious" knee injury playing for Ghana.

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Montjane grateful for support after mother's death

South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane says the backing she received following the death of her mother in July was crucial in her return to elite wheelchair tennis.

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Fugitive Zambian MP arrested in Zimbabwe - minister

He is said to have escaped through a hospital a window in August.

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Mali junta chief fires prime minister after criticism

The prime minister had criticised the junta's lack of clarity in the transition to democratic rule.

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False alarm over DR Congo hero's golden tooth

The mausoleum of Patrice Lumumba, DR Congo's independence hero, was vandalised sparking alarm over his tooth.

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Jihadist police chief of Timbuktu jailed for war crimes

Prosecutors say he led a "reign of terror" after the city was overrun by an al-Qaeda-linked group in 2012.

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'Bigger cause' of civil war drives Sudan's Afcon dream

Abobaker Eisa says the "bigger cause" of the Sudanese civil war has been a motivating factor in their qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

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