Ivory Coast denies offering job to Frank de Boer

The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has denied reports linking former Crystal Palace manager Frank de Boer with the vacant post of national team coach.

Winnie Mandela in six quotes

A selection of Winnie Mandela's most compelling quotes.

Matip set to miss rest of season

Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana could return from injury in "weeks" but centre-back Joel Matip is set to miss the rest of the season.

The drone school really taking off

Ivory Coast's biggest power provider is training drone pilots to inspect electricity pylons.

Zimbabwe’s struggling timber industry

Timber producers in Zimbabwe are having to diversify in an increasingly difficult market.

‘Netball turned my story and world around’

She defied her father as a teenager and left her village - now Peace Proscovia will captain Uganda's netball team at the Commonwealth Games.

Meet the Ethiopian man who walks on his hands

Dirar Abohoy lives for walking on his hands. Just don't ask his mum what she thinks of his hobby.

Algeria backs Morocco 2026 World Cup bid

The Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports announces his country's official support for Morocco's bid to host the World Cup in 2026.

Winnie Mandela: Tributes paid to “Mother of the Nation”

President Cyril Ramphosa and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu pay tribute to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

Who was Winnie Mandela?

South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of Nelson Mandela dies aged 81.