Fifa urged to look into ‘crisis’ in Mali FA elections as three candidates excluded

Mali's sports ministry warns of potential "disturbances to public order" as it asks Fifa to investigate next week's vote for a new FA president.

Nigeria’s ex-oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke charged with bribery in the UK

Diezani Alison-Madueke is alleged to have accepted financial rewards for awarding oil contracts.

World Championships 2023: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo says quitting social media was ‘huge’

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo says quitting social media helped him become the first African man to claim a 100m medal at the World Athletics Championships.

Brics summit: How China’s and Russia’s clout is growing in Africa

China's and Russia's clout is increasing in Africa, as resentment builds towards Western nations.

Wagner chief Prigozhin seen in first video address since coup attempt

The clip suggests Prigozhin is in Africa, where Wagner is thought to have thousands of fighters.

Brics summit: What does South Africa get out of Brics?

The five Brics countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - are holding their 15th annual summit in Johannesburg.

Asake returns to UK for first gig since Brixton crush

Asake hasn't performed in the UK since two women were killed in a crush at his O2 Academy Brixton gig.

Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards – report

Migrants tell the BBC they were shot on the Saudi border as a new report alleges "mass killings".

Ghana’s Paa Kwesi Asare wins 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award

Paa Kwesi Asare is this year's winner of the BBC News Komla Dumor Award.

Maiden Pharmaceuticals: Fury in The Gambia a year after cough syrup deaths

Grieving parents say regulators in both India and The Gambia failed their young children.