Pair held in Ivory Coast for Briton’s 1996 murder

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Fraudster Jean-Claude Lacote and his partner Hilde van Acker are wanted for shooting Marcus Mitchell.

Africa Cup of Nations: Cameroon 2021 dates “to be decided”

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Weather conditions in Cameroon cited for uncertainty, raising prospect of return to January/February. All the details from CAF's ex-co meeting in Cairo.

Chagos Islands dispute: UK misses deadline to return control

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A UN resolution in May gave the UK six months to hand back control to Mauritius.

Chagos Islands dispute: UK misses deadline to return control

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A UN resolution in May gave the UK six months to hand back control to Mauritius.

Africa’s top shots: 15-21 November 2019

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

Africa’s top shots: 15-21 November 2019

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

Pneumonia: How a bead necklace is tackling the disease in Kenya

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'Village doctor' Beatrice Lokwawi explains how she uses beads to diagnose people with pneumonia.

DR Congo measles: Nearly 5,000 dead in major outbreak

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Almost 250,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are thought to have been infected in 2019.

Egypt U23 coach Shawky Gharib ‘to decide on Salah for Olympics’

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Egypt's under-23 coach Shawky Gharib says it is too early to say if he will pick Liverpool's Mohamed Salah for next year's Olympics in Tokyo.

Ahmed Musa: Nigeria captain plans to sponsor 100 students

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Nigeria captain Ahmed Musa will be sponsoring 100 students at a university in the city of Kano to mark his ambassadorial role for the institution.