How European Super League could hit African nations

A new proposed new European Super League could see Ivory Coast lose five players from its international squad.

Namibian court denies entry to gay couple’s surrogate daughters

Phillip Lühl was told he must take a paternity test before returning home with his new-born twins.

Cape Town fire: Residents evacuated on city’s outskirts

University buildings and a historic windmill have been destroyed in the blaze.

Uganda-Tanzania $3.5bn oil deal: What you need to know

Uganda and Tanzania have signed a $3.5bn oil pipeline deal which is to create up 10,000 jobs.

Tsitsi Dangarembga: Zimbabwe has become a transactional society

Everyone views each other as a person they can get something from, Tsitsi Dangarembga says.

Egypt’s second deadly rail accident in a month kills 11

Eleven people were killed and 98 injured when four carriages of a train derailed north of Cairo.

Libya: Ten years on the front line

Our correspondent on what it's been like to cover the 10 years since Colonel Gaddafi was deposed and killed.

Table Mountain fire: Historic buildings destroyed in Cape Town

The University of Cape Town's library and a historic windmill are hit as all students are evacuated.

Thousands stranded in traffic over Kenya Covid rules

Police block major roads in the capital Nairobi to enforce an overnight ban on movement.

Sindi van Zyl: The ‘people’s doctor’ who revealed her own struggles

South Africans are mourning Dr Sindi van Zyl who helped thousands through her social media work.