World Cup 2022: Mane helps Senegal beat Egypt and qualify for Qatar after penalty shootout

Sadio Mane scores the winning penalty in a shootout against Egypt to put Senegal through to the World Cup finals in Qatar.

Abuja-Kaduna train attack: Passengers killed after Nigeria gang hits rail link

Gunmen surrounded the carriages and opened fire - an unknown number of people have been abducted.

DR Congo joins East Africa trade bloc: Who gains?

Its membership of the East African Community offers citizens free movement and trade.

World Cup 2022: Dennis and Osimhen ‘ready to give all’ for Nigeria against Ghana

Strikers Emmanuel Dennis and Victor Osimhen say Nigeria are prepared to leave 'their blood and sweat on the pitch' against Ghana in Tuesday's World Cup playoff in Abuja.

Algeria’s cash crunch: ‘Buying oil feels like buying drugs’

Shoppers in Algeria go to great lengths to buy basic foods as stocks dwindle and prices soar.

UNAids chief Winnie Byanyima tells of sexual assault ordeal

"I was shocked, I was 18... This was an attempted rape," Winnie Byanyima tells the BBC.

World Cup 2022: ‘Ghana are not a pushover’ – Nigeria coach Eguavoen

Nigeria head coach Augustine Eguavoen says he knows where Nigeria have to improve if they are to beat Ghana in the return leg of their World Cup play-off on Tuesday.

World Cup 2022: ‘Ghana are not a pushover’ – Nigeria coach Eguavoen

Nigeria head coach Augustine Eguavoen says he knows where Nigeria have to improve if they are to beat Ghana in the return leg of their World Cup play-off on Tuesday.

Kenya to receive millions seized in Jersey to help fight Covid

In a novel scheme, Jersey will send millions of dollars back to Kenya to buy life-saving equipment.

Biniam Girmay: Eritrean becomes first African to win a one-day classic with Gent-Wevelgem victory

Biniam Girmay makes history as the first African cyclist to win a one-day classic as he triumphs in the Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday.