Liverpool want Guinea’s Keita

Liverpool are willing to pay a club record fee to bring RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita to Anfield this summer.

One $100m grant, eight life-changing ideas: Which would you choose?

The John and Catherine MacArthur Foundation is awarding a huge grant for a project which will make "real and measurable progress in solving a critical problem of our time".

Alleged Nigerian kingpin ‘kidnapper’ Evans sues police chief

Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, is accused kidnappings and demanding huge ransoms.

‘Challenging the narrative’ of African art

The Angolan artists being encouraged to move away from traditional depictions of African society.

Cultivating Angola’s banana crop

Fruit farming is proving itself to be a lucrative way of diversifying the economy in Angola.

Nwankwo Kanu: Tiote’s death a wake up call

Former Nigeria captain Nwankwo Kanu says the death of Ivory Coast's Cheick Tiote should act as a wake up call to act over heart trouble.

Trump travel ban comes into effect for six countries

Strict visa rules now apply to people from six mainly Muslim countries, as well as all refugees.

Fan-tastic celebrations

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

How I survived

On the day a Nairobi pastor was due to get married a gang of men raped her, stabbed her and left her for dead. But Terry Gobanga is a survivor.

Sudan faces Fifa ban on Saturday over government interference

Fifa warns Sudan that it faces a ban from global football starting on Saturday unless a government order to install a new football association president is overturned.