Costa Rica 1-3 Zambia: Women’s World Cup debutants Zambia record first win

Zambia secure first Women's World Cup win by edging out Costa Rica in their final Group C match.

Niger coup: Ousted President Mohamed Bazoum meets Chad’s leader

Mohamed Bazoum meets Chad's president, as Niger's junta says France is planning military intervention.

Sudan conflict: Women tell BBC horror stories of rape

Women give the BBC harrowing accounts of rape by fighters, as conflict rages in the country.

Niger coup: West African leaders threaten military intervention

West African leaders set a seven-day deadline for the junta to reinstate the ousted president.

Wagner-backed CAR leader asks voters to abolish term limits

The opposition is boycotting the poll and says Faustin-Archange Touadéra wants to be leader for life.

South Korea 0-1 Morocco: Ibtissam Jraidi’s goal earns Arab nation first World Cup win

Morocco gain their first ever victory at a Women's World Cup as they secure a shock win over South Korea.

Nouhaila Benzina becomes first player to wear hijab at World Cup

Morocco defender Nouhaila Benzina makes history by becoming the first player to wear a hijab at a World Cup.

Nigeria doctors’ strike: Why are they striking?

Doctors in Nigeria's public hospitals have started a “total and indefinite strike” over what they describe as the government’s failure to address their grievances.

South Africa’s Julius Malema celebrates 10 years of the EFF

Julius Malema divides opinion like few other politicians but he is celebrating his party's 10th anniversary.

Niger military coup: What you need to know

After the elected president is overthrown, here’s why it matters for the region, Russia and the West.