Zimbabwe blocks Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter amid crackdown

A coalition of human rights groups says at least 12 people have been killed in a week of protests.

Rivaldo denies joining staff at Moroccan club

Brazilian star Rivaldo denies joining Moroccan third tier side Chabab Mohammedia as technical director, but does not rule out a coaching role there 'in the future.'

Yohan Benalouane: Nottingham Forest sign Leicester City defender

Martin O'Neill makes Leicester defender Yohan Benalouane his first signing since becoming Nottingham Forest manager.

Yohan Benalouane: Nottingham Forest sign Leicester City defender

Martin O'Neill makes Leicester defender Yohan Benalouane his first signing since becoming Nottingham Forest manager.

Corruption investigator Anas: ‘We get daily death threats’

Ghanaian undercover reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas says his team face daily death threats.

Corruption investigator Anas: ‘We get daily death threats’

Ghanaian undercover reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas says his team face daily death threats.

Sudan protests: Doctor and teen ‘shot dead’ during clashes

Government forces allegedly fired directly at demonstrators demanding the president's resignation.

Nigeria charity Coding Girls gives young girls the chance to learn to code.

Coding Girls is giving young girls in Nigeria the chance to get into what is a male-dominated sector.

Sally Nabil: Egypt turning to ‘female Viagra’

Egypt is the first Arab country to authorise the sale of flibanserin - but how well is it going down?

Africa’s week in pictures: 11-17 January 2019

A selection of photographs from around the African continent this week.