South African man breaks own barrel sitting record

After no-one surpassed the record he set in 1997, Vernon Kruger set out to beat it himself.

Egyptian club register 75-year-old player

The Egyptian Football Association announces that third-tier side 6th October FC signs 75-year-old Eez Eldin Bahder.

Isabel dos Santos: EuroBic severs ties with Angola billionaire

It comes after leaked papers suggest Isabel dos Santos exploited Angola's wealth for her own ends.

How Nigeria’s cricket team ‘shocked the world’

Nigeria's Under-19 side are world cup debutants but cricket remains a minority sport at home.

How Nigeria’s cricket team ‘shocked the world’

Nigeria's Under-19 side are world cup debutants but cricket remains a minority sport at home.

Villa sign Tanzania’s Samatta for £10m

Aston Villa complete a £10m deal for Genk's Tanzania striker Mbwana Samatta.

Villa sign Tanzania’s Samatta for £10m

Aston Villa complete a £10m deal for Genk's Tanzania striker Mbwana Samatta.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari ‘floors’ Anthony Joshua

Photos of the boxer prostrating before the Nigerian leader have had a mixed response online.

Several killed in Ethiopia stand collapse

Thousands were commemorating the baptism of Jesus when a stand collapsed in the city of Gondar.

Yahya Jammeh faces arrest if he returns to Gambia – minister

Yahya Jammeh was forced into exile in Equatorial Guinea in 2017 after 22 years of authoritarian rule.