SA pulls Olympic team out of Japan friendly over coronavirus fears

South Africa will not send its Olympic football team to Japan for a friendly in March amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.

One year on, Algeria’s protest movement is soul-searching

Has Algeria's protest movement failed or is it simply work in progress?

Coronavirus: Ethiopian student living in Wuhan

Hanok Andamariam is an Ethiopian student in Wuhan, the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak.

Lesotho PM Thomas Thabane denies fleeing as murder charges loom

Police accuse Thomas Thabane and the first lady of murdering his previous wife in 2017.

Kamara leaves Ivory Coast by mutual agreement

Ibrahim Kamara has left his role as head coach of Ivory Coast by mutual agreement

Africa’s week in pictures: 14-20 February 2020

A selection of the best photos from across the continent and beyond this week.

Surgeon who harmed Scots is now working in Libya

A top surgeon who harmed patients for years and can no longer work in the UK is operating again.

Daniel Radcliffe on the ‘genius’ story he felt had to be told

The actor's new film tells the true story of an escape by anti-apartheid activists from Pretoria Prison in 1979.

Soot in Nigeria’s Port Harcourt endangers residents’ health

Port Harcourt resident Kalio says air pollution in the Nigerian city is damaging her health.

Soot in Nigeria’s Port Harcourt endangers residents’ health

Port Harcourt resident Kalio says air pollution in the Nigerian city is damaging her health.