Zimbabwe takeover leader Chiwenga named vice-president

Constantino Chiwenga led the military takeover that culminated in Robert Mugabe's removal.

Ivory Coast-born Coulibaly in Tunisia squad

Ivory Coast-born Fousseny Coulibaly is named in a Tunisian World Cup training squad despite not yet being cleared to play for the Carthage Eagles.

Hair-chop traffic cop

Our pick of Africa's quirkiest stories this year.

Saving elephants

Heavily armed and highly trained anti-poaching patrols have helped the population's recovery.

Is this the ‘sexiest dance ever’?

How the Angolan Kizomba started out as a 'family' dance but changed somewhere along the way.

Yaya Toure: Manchester City midfielder ends Ivory Coast retirement

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure reverses his international retirement with Ivory Coast.

Briton Laura Plummer jailed in Egypt for drug smuggling

Laura Plummer is jailed for three years after being accused of smuggling 300 painkiller tablets into Egypt.

Luvo Manyonga: Drugs, redemption and jumping far

The 2017 world long jump champion Luvo Manyonga talks about his battle with crystal meth and of his desire to break the long jump record.

Kane overshadows Boufal in Spurs victory

Harry Kane grabs another hat-trick and breaks the record for the most Premier League goals scored in a calendar year as Tottenham thrash Southampton.

Egypt hangs 15 militants convicted of 2013 Sinai attacks

It is the biggest series of hangings since 2015 in Egypt, which is battling an insurgency.