Italy’s first black minister ‘vindicated’ by racist slurs verdict

MEP Mario Borghezio had made racist remarks about Cécile Kyenge, who was born in the DR Congo.

Libya clashes ‘kill 60’ at Brak El-Shati airbase

Most of those killed are linked to a faction allied to self-styled general Khalifa Haftar.

Marc Wilmots names his first Ivory Coast squad

Marc Wilmots names his first squad as the new Ivory Coast coach as they prepare to play the Netherlands and Guinea.

‘I got hooked on Shakespeare, it was an outlet’

A group of homeless men in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, have found solace and hope in performing Shakespeare plays.

Zambian referee ready for U20 adventure

Rising Zambian referee Jan Sikazwe is ready for his latest assignment at the Fifa under-20 World Cup in South Korea.

Macron in Mali: France will be ‘uncompromising’ in fight against terrorists

The new French leader is visiting French soldiers fighting Islamic militants for more than four years.

Africa’s week in pictures: 12 – 18 May 2017

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

Guinea teenager allegedly held as sex slave in Australia

The 17-year-old girl had arrived from West Africa after being offered work as a cleaner, police say.

After Boko Haram

In April 2014 Islamist militants kidnapped 276 girls from their school in Chibok in north-eastern Nigeria.

John Keister takes over as Sierra Leone head coach

Former international John Keister is the new head coach of Sierra Leone, the first local in six years to take charge.