Sudan’s Bashir declines to attend Saudi summit with Trump

The president, wanted by the ICC on war crimes charges, cites unspecified "private reasons".

Coach Broos says ‘Matip doesn’t want to play for Cameroon’

Cameroon coach Hugo Broos says the Joel Matip "case" is closed and the defender is no longer in his plans.

Will the Ivory Coast mutiny affect business?

A mutiny by soldiers in Ivory Coast is threatening to destabilise business confidence in the country.

Italy’s first black minister ‘vindicated’ by racist slurs verdict

MEP Mario Borghezio had made racist remarks about Cécile Kyenge, who was born in the DR Congo.

Libya clashes ‘kill 60’ at Brak El-Shati airbase

Most of those killed are linked to a faction allied to self-styled general Khalifa Haftar.

Marc Wilmots names his first Ivory Coast squad

Marc Wilmots names his first squad as the new Ivory Coast coach as they prepare to play the Netherlands and Guinea.

‘I got hooked on Shakespeare, it was an outlet’

A group of homeless men in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, have found solace and hope in performing Shakespeare plays.

Zambian referee ready for U20 adventure

Rising Zambian referee Jan Sikazwe is ready for his latest assignment at the Fifa under-20 World Cup in South Korea.

Macron in Mali: France will be ‘uncompromising’ in fight against terrorists

The new French leader is visiting French soldiers fighting Islamic militants for more than four years.

Africa’s week in pictures: 12 – 18 May 2017

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.