Women’s Afcon: Holders Nigeria score four as South Africa net seven

Nigeria get their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title defence back on track with a win over Zambia as South Africa thrash Equatorial Guinea.

Tributes paid to Ghana U-23 coach Abubakar

Tributes are paid to former Hearts of Oak coach Yusif Abubakar who died of a short illness in Accra having just been named as coach of Ghana's U-23 team.

Tributes paid to Ghana U-23 coach Abubakar

Tributes are paid to former Hearts of Oak coach Yusif Abubakar who died of a short illness in Accra having just been named as coach of Ghana's U-23 team.

Gay rugby player avoids UK deportation

It is "great news", Kenneth Macharia's MP says, but there is still a "lot of work to be done".

Moroccan woman in UAE ‘killed lover and cooked him’

The Moroccan confessed to feeding his remains to Pakistani workers in the UAE in a traditional dish.

Blac Chyna called out for lightening cream

The reality star and model is launching a skin-lightening cream in Nigeria.

Gunmen in Kenya abduct Italian aid worker

Police are treating the first abduction involving a foreigner in several years as a terror attack.

Brazil 1-0 Cameroon: Neymar goes off injured as Brazil win friendly

Neymar lasts just six minutes as Brazil edge past African champions Cameroon, plus other friendly news.

Letter from Africa: Cremations ‘threaten’ Zimbabwe’s ancestral spirits

Cremation is provoking a huge debate in Zimbabwe, bringing cultural and religious beliefs to the fore.

Letter from Africa: Cremations ‘threaten’ Zimbabwe’s ancestral spirits

Cremation is provoking a huge debate in Zimbabwe, bringing cultural and religious beliefs to the fore.