Senegal President Macky Sall says he won’t run for third term

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Rumours he would run again had fuelled deadly protests over the years.

SA women’s team row with officials ahead of World Cup

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13-year-old girl plays against Botswana as back-up squad scrambled to fulfil final warm-up game on home soil.

Nigeria offers students loans – they want jobs

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Two massive reforms are aimed at improving Nigeria's dilapidated universities - but will they work?

Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini treated for suspected poisoning – aide

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The king has sought treatment in Eswatini as he is uncomfortable being treated in South Africa.

Load-shedding could switch South Africans off the ANC

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With South Africans experiencing worsening power cuts, the crisis is fuelling demands for change.

Kenya lorry crash: Dozens killed after truck loses control

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A local police commander says the vehicle rammed into cars, motorcycles and people by the roadside.

Match of the Day Africa – a new BBC Sounds podcast

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Yaya Toure, Efan Ekoku and Gabriel Zakuani debate all things African football in a new podcast starting Monday 3 July.

Sudan conflict: ‘It’s so bad spending Eid away from my family’

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Sudanese refugees in Egypt speak about the heartbreak of spending Eid without their families back home.

Boost for Wagner as Mali shuns UN troops, but at what cost?

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As it pushes out 12,000 UN peacekeepers, Mali will be relying ever more heavily on Russian mercenaries.

Tour de France 2023: Smiling Girmay can be ‘symbol’ for Africa

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Biniam Girmay's former coach says the Eritrean can be the first black African to win a stage at the Tour de France and help grow cycling on the continent.