Handball World Championships: Cape Verde ready for global debut

Cape Verde make their debut at a global team tournament as they take part in the Men's World Handball Championships in Egypt.

Uganda elections 2021: ‘We want peace’

The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga speaks to voters as they wait to cast their ballots.

Uganda elections 2021: Bobi Wine takes on Yoweri Museveni

The internet is shut down and security stepped as counting gets under way after a deadly campaign.

Africa secures 270m Covid-19 vaccine doses

It tops up doses already promised as officials worry that Africa is at the back of the vaccine queue.

CHAN 2020: Covid-19 rules, tickets, security for the tournament in Cameroon

The delayed 2020 African Nations Championship, also known as CHAN, kicks off in Cameroon on Saturday.

Viewpoint: Global media’s Nigeria abductions coverage ‘wrong’

Novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani criticises coverage of the kidnapping of schoolchildren.

Uganda elections 2021: Social media blocked ahead of poll

The move comes a day after Facebook closed "fake" accounts it said were linked to the government.

Egypt court overturns TikTok stars’ jail sentences

Mawada al-Adham and Haneen Hossam were given two years in prison for posting "indecent" videos.

Naomi Campbell causes uproar over Kenya tourism role

Tweeters query why the role has not been given to a prominent Kenyan like actress Lupita Nyong'o.

Diary Sow: Talented Senegal student disappears in France

An investigation is opened into the disappearance of Diary Sow who has not been seen since 4 January.