Gyan’s 50-goal milestone deserves more respect

Ghana's love-hate relationship with Asamoah Gyan overshadows 50-goal milestone for the Black Stars captain.

Small and bullet-shaped

A woman travelling through Cairo airport may find her sanitary products confuse security staff.

DR Congo jailbreak frees 900 inmates

Eleven people die as militants raid a jail in DR Congo freeing more than 900 inmates, officials say.

Musona hat-trick gives Zimbabwe victory

A Knowledge Musona hat-trick helps Zimbabwe beat Liberia as Ghana thrash Ethiopia 5-0 in Sunday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Musona hat-trick gives Zimbabwe victory

Zimbabwe captain Knowledge Musona hits a hat-trick as his new-look national side beat Liberia 3-0 in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Harare.

Baxter – beating Nigeria is ‘special’

South Africa coach Stuart Baxter describes Bafana Bafana's 2-0 victory over Nigeria in Uyo in the 2019 Nations Cup qualifiers as 'something special.'

Ramadan TV pranks

Prank shows are a staple of TV schedules during Ramadan, but has the joke been taken too far?

Ethiopia denies emergency food aid will run out within weeks

Officials dispute UN assessments and say 1.7 million people affected by drought will receive help.

Gaddafi’s son Saif freed in Libya

Muammar Gaddafi's preferred successor is free again after six years but his whereabouts are unclear.

SA beat Nigeria, as Ivory Coast and Zambia also lose

Nigeria suffer defeat to South Africa, Ivory Coast are beaten by Guinea and Zambia lose to Mozambique as qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations continues.