Formula 1: Axcil Jefferies, Africa’s first black F1 driver?

Zimbabwean Axcil Jefferies hopes to be the first African racing driver on the F1 grid for 25 years.

‘I want to be the first wheelchair user in space’

South African disability rights campaigner Eddie Ndopu says he is "a living manifestation of possibility".

‘I want to be the first wheelchair user in space’

South African disability rights campaigner Eddie Ndopu says he is "a living manifestation of possibility".

‘I want to be the first wheelchair user in space’

South African disability rights campaigner Eddie Ndopu says he is "a living manifestation of possibility".

Mikel Obi: Nigeria ‘happy’ with World Cup underdogs tag

World Cup-bound Nigeria are "more than happy with being written off", according to Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi.

Migrant crisis: Smugglers ‘shot escaping migrants’ in Libya

People smugglers opened fire on 100 migrants trying to flee their clutches, an aid agency reports.

South Africa prepares to host Cosafa Cup tournament

For the first time in a decade, all 14 member nations of the Council of Southern Africa FA's will compete in the regional Cosafa Cup which kicks off on Sunday.

Uganda bus crash kills at least 22, including children

Children are among the dead after a bus hit a tractor that was driving at night without lights.

Cameroon military court jails Anglophone activists

Radio presenter Mancho Bibixy is among seven people convicted of rebellion and terrorism.

Liverpool-Real Madrid: How Mo Salah fever has gripped Africa

Africans have been overtaken by Mo Salah fever, ahead of the Liverpool-Real Madrid showdown.