West Brom sign Egypt defender Hegazi on loan

West Brom sign Egypt central defender Ahmed Hegazi on a season-long loan with an option to make the deal permanent.

Ouakam suspended by Senegalese federation after tragedy

US Ouakam have been temporarily suspended by Senegal's football federation following a stampede which resulted in the deaths of eight fans.

Ouakam suspended by Senegalese federation after tragedy

US Ouakam have been temporarily suspended by Senegal's football federation following a stampede which resulted in the deaths of eight fans.

Zambia baboon causes power cut in Livingstone

The animal survived a massive electric shock that would have killed a human, the power company says.

Protest delays Senegal deportation

Passengers may be fined after trying to stop a Senegalese man's deportation from Barcelona.

Cameroon elite army boat capsizes leaving many missing

More than 30 soldiers from the Rapid Intervention Brigade are still missing after Sunday's accident.

Adebayor: ‘I don’t talk to my family anymore’

Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor speaks exclusively to the BBC about the family issues that have dogged his career.

Egypt Cairo: Deadly battle between police and island ‘squatters’

One person is killed as police battle residents of an impoverished island in the River Nile.

DR Congo rangers killed in raid to free US journalist

The journalist and three other rangers were abducted in the Okapi wildlife reserve on Friday.

Burkina Faso star Aristide Bance moves to Egypt’s Al Masry

Burkina Faso striker Aristide Bance signs for Egypt's Al Masry on a two-year deal from Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas.