Cameroon coach Broos seeks brighter start

Cameroon seek to impose themselves early on in Thursday's match against Australia at the Confederations Cup in Russia.

‘Africa must do more for women’s football’

The deputy secretary general of Ethiopia's football federation wants African nations to do more to promote women's football.

#SocialMediaBlackout: South Africans tweet despite boycott call

The irony of #SocialMediaBlackout trending despite a call not to log on is not lost on South Africans.

Bangura: Leone Stars have enough quality

Sierra Leone are good enough to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, according to captain Umaru Bangura.

Somali refugee becomes basketball star

Meet Abdi Jama - a refugee from Somalia who overcame tragedy to became one of Great Britain's leading wheelchair players

South Sudan no longer in famine

More than a million people are still facing emergency levels of hunger, one step below famine.

The Somalis dying to get married

Many young Somalis risk everything trying to seek a better life in the Middle East or Europe - often because this is the only way they can afford to get married.

Angolan capital ‘most expensive city for expats’

The most expensive cities around the globe for expats to live in are revealed in an annual survey.

CAR violence: Deadly clashes in Bria despite ceasefire deal

Officials say bodies are lying in the street a day after rebels and the government agreed a truce.

Border feud

Tension has mounted after Qatar withdrew its peacekeepers guarding the disputed border between Eritrea and Djibouti