Footballer makes wife and ‘girlfriend’ speech blunder

Ghanaian striker Mohammed Anas has some explaining to do when he gets home.

Chad’s ancient Ennedi cave paintings defaced

Ancient cave paintings at a world heritage site in the Sahara desert are defaced with graffiti.

Mohammed Anas: Ghana’s viral footballer denies having girlfriend

A footballer whose post-match interview went viral after he thanked his wife and girlfriend denies being unfaithful.

Orchestra Baobab singer’s son replaces late father

Orchestra Baobab, one of the world's best known Afro-Cuban bands, have just released their first album for a decade.

Concerns for man on Egypt hunger strike

An Irishman on hunger strike in an Egyptian jail is so weak he is using a wheelchair, says his lawyer.

Reality Check

Kenya's civil servants receive more tax revenue than those in other sub-Saharan African countries.

Cleaning up after Ghana waterfall accident

At least 18 people, mainly high school students, have died after a large tree fell on them at a popular waterfall spot in Kintampo, Ghana, police say.

Fifa bans Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey for life for ‘match manipulation’

Fifa bans Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey for life for "match manipulation" during a 2018 World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal.

Walter Mzembi: Mugabe should run again for presidency

Zimbabwe's tourism minister says there is popular to support for 93-year-old Robert Mugabe to stay on as president.

Actress Noma Dumezweni reads Wordsworth’s Daffodils

Noma Dumezweni, one of the stars of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in the West End, helps mark spring equinox.