Letter from Africa: ‘Why I’m glad I left the UK to go home’

The food, the culture and the improving education systems outweigh the problems, says returnee Ade Daramy.

The monk saving Timbuktu’s treasures

Why is a Benedictine monk travelling to Mali to save Islamic texts?

The monk saving Timbuktu’s treasures

Why is a Benedictine monk travelling to Mali to save Islamic texts?

Morocco is the first African country to use VAR in top-flight league games

History is made in Morocco when the Video Assistant Referee technology (VAR) is used in a top-flight league game for the first time.

Morocco is the first African country to use VAR in top-flight league games

History is made in Morocco when the Video Assistant Referee technology (VAR) is used in a top-flight league game for the first time.

Mali violence: At least 40 killed in spate of violence

The west African country has been blighted by ethnic and Islamist violence in recent years.

African Super Cup: Zamalek beat Esperance 3-1 to lift trophy

Egypt's Zamalek outclass Tunisia's Esperance 3-1 to win the African Super Cup in Doha thanks to a brace from Morocco's Achraf Bencharki.

African Super Cup: Zamalek beat Esperance 3-1 to lift trophy

Egypt's Zamalek outclass Tunisia's Esperance 3-1 to win the African Super Cup in Doha thanks to a brace from Morocco's Achraf Bencharki.

‘Ghost’ human ancestor discovered in West Africa

Mysterious archaic hominins may have interbred with early humans in West Africa, scientists say.

African football body Caf says audit allegations ‘unfounded’

The governing body of African football says the findings of an audit that concluded it was unreliable and untrustworthy are "unfounded".