Three Sodje brothers jailed for taking charity money

The ex-footballers and former rugby player siphoned off money meant to help poor African children.

Egypt TV host Mohamed al-Ghiety jailed for interviewing gay man

An Egyptian presenter gets one year of hard labour for hosting a gay man on his show last year.

Confederation Cup: Three groups to feature derbies

All three Moroccan clubs Hassania Agadir, Renaissance Berkane and Raja Casablanca are drawn in the same Confederation Cup group.

Madagascar coach Nicolas Dupuis to work at French club

Nicolas Dupuis will combine coaching Madagascar's national team with role at French fourth-tier club Fleury 91.

Zimbabwe opposition accuses government of brutal crackdown

An opposition leader says many party members, including four MPs, have been arrested.

Model Ikran Omar on the challenges of wearing a hijab on the catwalk

Ikran Omar's mother didn't want to tell people her daughter was a model, but says she's now proud.

Coffee species face extinction, report says

Sixty per cent of the world's coffee plants are on the edge of extinction, a report claims.

Confederation Cup: Kenya’s Gor Mahia set for group-phase draw

Kenya's Gor Mahia are among the eight clubs to win Confederation Cup play-off ties to earn a place in the group stage of the competition.

Letter from Africa: What is it like to report a terror attack?

Kenyan TV presenter Waihiga Mwaura looks back at traumatic week following the hotel siege in Nairobi.

Letter from Africa: What is it like to report a terror attack?

Kenyan TV presenter Waihiga Mwaura looks back at traumatic week following the hotel siege in Nairobi.