Guinea-Bissau eye back-to-back finals

Guinea-Bissau FA president Manuel Irenio is confident the team will reach the 2019 Nations Cup following their 2017 appearance.

Zimbabwe’s cash-strapped tobacco farms

Small-scale tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe have little to invest due to poor profit margins and a weak economy.

Gambia to set up truth commission to probe Jammeh’s rule

The commission will investigate abuses committed during ex-President Jammeh's rule, minister says.

Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak freed after six years in detention

It is the first time Egypt's ex-president is allowed to go home since his 2011 overthrow.

How cricket is helping to heal Rwanda

Audifax Byiringiro, a Rwandan cricketer, tells his harrowing story of escaping the 1994 genocide and how cricket has helped play a part in the healing process.

British scientists in world-first TB breakthrough

British scientists say they now isolate different strains and so diagnose sufferers within days.

Africa’s top shots: 17-24 March 2017

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

Africa’s top shots: 17-24 March 2017

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

Africa’s top shots: 17-24 March 2017

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

More than 200 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean

An aid group finds two capsized boats capable of carrying 100 migrants each, and only five bodies.