Basketball Africa League: 2022 season to tip off with women’s landmark

More must be done to encourage female coaches, says the first woman to take charge of a Basketball Africa League club.

Riky Rick: South African rap star who died aged 34

Riky Rick was one of South Africa's top rappers but there was always a hidden side to his fame.

Africa’s week in pictures: 25 February – 3 March 2022

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

Ghana: Students reflect on their Ukraine ordeal as they return home

Ghana become the first African country to evacuate its citizens fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.

Why so many African students were in Ukraine

The thousands of foreign students who have fled the conflict are wondering what to do next.

Israel Adesanya: UFC champion on fame, freedom of expression and boycotting New Zealand

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya talks to BBC Sport about freedom of expression and turning his back on New Zealand.

Plastic pollution: Green light for ‘historic’ treaty

Nearly 200 countries agree to start negotiations on a global treaty to tackle the plastic "crisis".

Olembe Stadium crush: Compensation of $17,000 ‘can’t replace my father’

A relative of one of those killed in the Olembe Stadium crush says compensation his family have received can never make up for their loss.

Tanzania: Ukrainian tourists stranded in Zanzibar want to return home

Around 1,000 Ukrainian tourists are stranded in Tanzania's semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar.

Sierra Leone: Two-year stadium closure hits international and domestic football

Sierra Leone will have to play their home matches at neutral venues for the next two years after the Siaka Stevens Stadium is closed.