Joshua Cheptegei smashes 5km road world record in Monaco

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei breaks the 5km road world record by 27 seconds in Monaco.

Uganda’s Queen of Katwe star Nikita Pearl Waligwa dies aged 15

The child actress in the 2016 Disney film about a Ugandan chess prodigy had a brain tumour.

Why has Kenya been facing serious shortages of human blood?

Kenya has had shortages of human blood in its hospitals - sometimes forcing relatives and friends to put out calls for people to donate

Why has Kenya been facing serious shortages of human blood?

Kenya has had shortages of human blood in its hospitals - sometimes forcing relatives and friends to put out calls for people to donate

Letter from Africa: ‘Why I’m glad I left the UK to go home’

The food, the culture and the improving education systems outweigh the problems, says returnee Ade Daramy.

The monk saving Timbuktu’s treasures

Why is a Benedictine monk travelling to Mali to save Islamic texts?

The monk saving Timbuktu’s treasures

Why is a Benedictine monk travelling to Mali to save Islamic texts?

Morocco is the first African country to use VAR in top-flight league games

History is made in Morocco when the Video Assistant Referee technology (VAR) is used in a top-flight league game for the first time.

Morocco is the first African country to use VAR in top-flight league games

History is made in Morocco when the Video Assistant Referee technology (VAR) is used in a top-flight league game for the first time.

Mali violence: At least 40 killed in spate of violence

The west African country has been blighted by ethnic and Islamist violence in recent years.