Zanzibar beat Cecafa Cup holders Uganda to reach final

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Zanzibar beat Cecafa Challenge Cup holders Uganda to earn a place against hosts Kenya in the final of the East and Central African football Championship

Nigerian law graduate denied call to bar for wearing hijab

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Amasa Firdaus was refused entry in Nigeria after insisting on wearing a headscarf under her wig.

Ethiopia ‘Red Terror’ aide Alemu jailed for war crimes

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Dutch judges give Eshetu Alemu a life term for his role in the "Red Terror" purges of the 1970s.

After Zuma

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South Africa's ruling party is getting ready to choose a new leader. Here is what you need to know.

Digitally preserving Africa’s artefacts

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The National Museum of Kenya has started a new programme to digitally preserve African artefacts.

Gebel al-Silsila: Ancient child burials found in Egypt

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The more than 3,000-year-old burials are among three recent discoveries near the city of Aswan.

Turning the cactus into a cash crop

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Food technologist and entrepreneur Dr Evelyn Okoth is turning cactus into a cash crop.

Kenya’s disputed election has hit growth

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Post-election uncertainty in Kenya has affected business.

Jacob Zuma: South Africa’s laughing president

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South Africa's president is a man whose rule has split his country down the middle.

Mame Biram Diouf admits Senegal of 2002 are a hard act to follow

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Stoke City's Mame Biram Diouf says matching Senegal's World Cup quarter-final place of 2002 is going to be very tough for the current squad.