El Kaabi hits hat-trick for CHAN hosts Morocco

Hosts Morocco and Sudan win their second Group A games to guarantee places in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship.

Moustached monkey is separate species

A monkey from Ethiopia with a distinctive "handlebar moustache" has been identified as a distinct species.

Nigeria announce five 2018 World Cup friendlies

Nigeria will play friendly internationals against Poland, Serbia, DR Congo, England and Czech Republic as preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Guinea healer held over faking hundreds of pregnancies

The healer gave women leaves and herbs that made their stomachs swell up and told them not to see a doctor.

Merera Gudina, Ethiopia opposition leader, freed

Merera Gudina is the first of more than 500 prisoners the government has said it will release.

Somali fisherwoman breaks boundaries in Mogadishu

Riyan Abukar Ali is determined to succeed as a fisherwoman in Somalia, in a trade dominated by men.

Memories and beauty captured in Africa

Memory is among the themes featuring at the African Biennale of Photography in Mali's capital.

Memories and beauty captured in Africa

Memory is among the themes featuring at the African Biennale of Photography in Mali's capital.

Iheanacho scores first VAR goal in English football

Kelechi Iheanacho becomes the first player to score a goal awarded by a video referee in English football as Leicester beat Fleetwood.

South African lawyers demand $130m refund from firms

The money is linked to a corruption-plagued consultancy deal involving state power company, Eskom.