What will it take for Africa to host the Olympics?

The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris are 100 days away, but Africa has never hosted the world's biggest sporting event.

Togo opposition denounces presidential ‘power grab’

Authorities say the reforms are necessary - but opponents say they will lengthen the president's rule.

Togo opposition denounces presidential ‘power grab’

Authorities say the reforms are necessary - but opponents say they will lengthen the president's rule.

Protest and pain – Kenya’s month-long doctors’ strike

Patients have been left without access to crucial services at state hospitals for a month.

Protest and pain – Kenya’s month-long doctors’ strike

Patients have been left without access to crucial services at state hospitals for a month.

Protest and pain – Kenya’s month-long doctors’ strike

Patients have been left without access to crucial services at state hospitals for a month.

Controversial half marathon result being investigated

Organisers of the Beijing half marathon will investigate allegations that three African athletes deliberately allowed China's star runner He Jie to win Sunday's race.

Three Nigerian sisters killed after car hits them

The driver is due to appear in court on a charge of reckless driving, police say.

Three Nigerian sisters killed after car hits them

The driver is due to appear in court on a charge of reckless driving, police say.

Zambia’s Kalaba ‘critical but stable’ after crash

Former Zambia captain Rainford Kalaba suffers internal injuries following a fatal car accident on Saturday.