Togo’s Faure Gnassingbé ‘wins re-election’ amid fraud protest

Preliminary results from the electoral commission show Faure Gnassingbé received 72% of the vote.

Kenya judge accused of coaching murder suspect

The main suspect is the widow of a Dutchman whose body was found in a septic tank in Kenya.

How lake gases are powering homes in Rwanda

Methane is being extracted from Lake Kivu in Rwanda to generate electricity.

Amani Festival: The DR Congo music festival celebrating life

Organisers of the Amani Festival want to show a different side of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Giannelli Imbula: Stoke cancel contract of £18.3m record signing

Stoke City cancel the contract of record signing Giannelli Imbula with 18 months remaining on his deal.

Cyriel Dessers: Dutch league’s leading scorer hopes for Nigeria call-up

Heracles striker Cyriel Dessers, the Dutch league's leading scorer, says he is playing the best football of his career and hopes to earn a first Nigeria cap.

Cyriel Dessers: Dutch league’s leading scorer hopes for Nigeria call-up

Heracles striker Cyriel Dessers, the Dutch league's leading scorer, says he is playing the best football of his career and hopes to earn a first Nigeria cap.

South Sudan rivals Salva Kiir and Riek Machar strike unity deal

The deal is intended to end six years of conflict which has killed some 400,000 people.

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?