Mali name squad for Afcon qualifiers against Burundi

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Mali coach Mohammed Magassouba calls up 18-year old Cheick Oumar Doucouré and France-born striker Alimani Gory ahead of the Nations Cup qualifiers against Burundi.

DR Congo oil tanker collision leaves at least 50 dead

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Dozens of people suffer second-degree burns after a tanker collided with a car in the DR Congo.

Madagascar choose Vontovorona to stage Afcon qualifiers

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Madagascar confirm Vontovorona as the new venue for their forthcoming Nations Cup qualifiers following a deadly stampede at their national stadium last month.

Madagascar choose Vontovorona to stage Afcon qualifiers

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Madagascar confirm Vontovorona as the new venue for their forthcoming Nations Cup qualifiers following a deadly stampede at their national stadium last month.

Cameroon election: President Paul Biya seeks seventh term

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Heavy security and threats of a boycott, as a tense nation votes.

Ghanaian Afro pop star Wiyaala is emulating her hero Madonna

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Wiyaala Djimba is a Ghanaian Afro pop singer and song writer who is fast becoming an international icon.

Fifa suspends Sierra Leone FA

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Fifa has suspended Sierra Leone 'with immediate effect' due to government interference in the running of the country's FA.

Fifa suspends Sierra Leone FA

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Fifa has suspended Sierra Leone 'with immediate effect' due to government interference in the running of the country's FA.

Elephant rudely interrupts BBC reporter Ferdinand Omondi in mid-flow

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"It's one of the great spectacles of Africa," says our reporter Ferdinand Omondi. But what happened next caused lots of giggles as one of the baby elephants made quite a splash.

Algeria recall Hoffenheim striker Ishak Belfodil

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Algeria coach Djamal Belmadi recalls Hoffenheim striker Ishak Belfodil as well as Napoli's Adam Ounas to play Benin in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.