Somalia aim to play at home after 30 years

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The Somalia Football Federation wants to play internationals on home soil in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.

Liberia election run-off: Ex-footballer versus vice-president

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The vice-president and an ex-footballer are vying to succeed Africa's first elected female president.

Mystery of the golden harp

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The BBC's Sophie Ribstein takes a walk down memory lane to see if a golden harp she came across was used in a little-known concert in South Africa by Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky.

Attack fears prompted UAE-Tunisia female passenger row

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Fears women would commit attacks were reportedly behind a ban on female Tunisians flying to the UAE.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting: Stoke’s Cameroon international settling into ‘tough’ league

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Cameroon international Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is settling into life in English football, despite the current troubles facing his Stoke City side.

Through the lens: The photographers capturing Africa’s year

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African photographers select their favourite images of 2017 and explain their power.

Tunisia bans UAE Emirates airline from landing in Tunis

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The move comes after Tunisian women reported being stopped from boarding flights to the Gulf nation.

Pape Diop in emotional tribute to Espanyol after Eibar switch

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Senegal international Pape Diop takes to social media to pay tribute to Spanish club Espanyol after sealing a move to rivals Eibar.

DR Congo winger Yannick Bolasie inspired by Everton crowd

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DR Congo winger Yannick Bolasie says the reception from Everton fans has inspired him to 'push even harder' as he continues his comeback from injury.

Mystery illness ends former Sierra Leone U-17 star’s career

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Former Sierra Leone Under-17 World Cup player Emerson Samba's career looks to be over after being confined to a wheelchair at the age of 30.