Baxter – beating Nigeria is ‘special’

South Africa coach Stuart Baxter describes Bafana Bafana's 2-0 victory over Nigeria in Uyo in the 2019 Nations Cup qualifiers as 'something special.'

Ramadan TV pranks

Prank shows are a staple of TV schedules during Ramadan, but has the joke been taken too far?

Ethiopia denies emergency food aid will run out within weeks

Officials dispute UN assessments and say 1.7 million people affected by drought will receive help.

Gaddafi’s son Saif freed in Libya

Muammar Gaddafi's preferred successor is free again after six years but his whereabouts are unclear.

SA beat Nigeria, as Ivory Coast and Zambia also lose

Nigeria suffer defeat to South Africa, Ivory Coast are beaten by Guinea and Zambia lose to Mozambique as qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations continues.

President Mugabe sacks Zimbabwe’s chief prosecutor Johannes Tomana

The official had dropped charges against two soldiers accused of plotting against a Mugabe property.

Africa Cup of Nations: Madagascar and Libya open qualifiers with wins

Libya and Madagascar open the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with victories as Libya beat Seychelles 5-1 and Madagascar win 3-1 in Sudan.

Mozambique silversmiths face modern competition

In Mozambique, Ibo island has been home to generations of silversmiths who hand-forge their wares, but now this trade is at risk.

Morocco protests: Four things you need to know

How have the protests in Morocco managed to sustain momentum for months?

Can Kenya’s tea industry survive?

The country’s largest producer of black tea has seen production fall by over a third this year because of drought.