Tanzania monkey attack: Baby dies after being snatched

The one month old was being breastfed when a troop of monkeys invaded the village in western Tanzania.

Corruption ‘eating away’ at football in World Cup-bound Tunisia

Corruption is 'eating away' at football in World Cup-bound Tunisia, says the president of a team at the centre of a match-fixing row.

Kidnappers in Nigeria release ex-NFF official Ahmed Sani Toro

Armed kidnappers in Nigeria release three men, including a former secretary-general of the country's football federation.

Ghana’s Pan African Heritage Museum seeks to reclaim Africa’s history

A new museum in Ghana aims to tell the story of Africa using African voices, tools and culture.

Samuel Eto’o: Former Cameroon and Barcelona forward pleads guilty to £3.2m tax fraud

Former Cameroon forward Samuel Eto'o pleads guilty to a £3.2m tax fraud relating to his image rights while playing for Barcelona.

Ethiopia violence in Oromia: ‘Villages full of dead bodies’

Eyewitnesses tell the BBC they were left helpless as innocent citizens were slaughtered.

Africa is a hostage of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Zelensky says

Russia is stopping grain leaving Ukrainian ports, sparking warnings tens of millions risk famine.

French elections: Cleaner defeats former minister in parliamentary vote

Rachel Keke, a left-wing candidate in Paris, is the first cleaner to become an MP in France.

BBC Africa Eye expose: Chinese man held over racist videos

He was filmed using Malawian children to make personalised videos, some of which included racist content.

Ons Jabeur will ‘try to catch up’ with world number one Iga Swiatek

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur hopes to chase down world number one Iga Swiatek after moving up to a career-high third in the WTA rankings.