Kenya’s Raila Odinga ‘inaugurates’ himself as president

Opposition leader declares himself "people's president" after rejecting Uhuru Kenyatta's poll win.

Zambia’s Mulenga moves to Orlando Pirates in South Africa

Star of Zambia's African Nations Championship squad seals a deal with PSL giants Orlando Pirates.

Migrants’ heroine faces jail for human trafficking

Why a Spanish woman credited with saving the lives of thousands of migrants is facing prison.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Olivier Giroud could have big say in Arsenal deal

Arsenal's £60m move for Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hinges on two more transfers being agreed.

Why Cape Town is shutting off its water supply

South Africa's second largest city is in the midst of a severe drought.

Usain Bolt trains with South African club Sundowns

The fastest man on earth, Jamaican Usain Bolt, joins up with South African side Mamelodi Sundowns at their Chloorkop training facility on Monday.

Usain Bolt trains with South African club Sundowns

The fastest man on earth, Jamaican Usain Bolt, joins up with South African side Mamelodi Sundowns at their Chloorkop training facility on Monday.

Ethiopia’s Lake Tana threatened by alien weed invasion

Ethiopia's largest lake, Lake Tana, is being lost to an invasive South American weed, water hyacinth.

Ghana schoolgirl: ‘River Gods’ period ban is ruining my education’

Ghanaian schoolgirls have been banned from crossing a river to get to school while they are menstruating - and on Tuesdays.

Lost history of African dinosaurs revealed

A new species of dinosaur unearthed in the Egyptian desert sheds light on Africa's Age of the Dinosaurs.