The Gambia’s Bubacarr Trawally moves to Guizhou Hengfeng FC on a free transfer

Gambia international Bubacarr Trawally moves to Chinese Super League side Guizhou Hengfeng FC on a free transfer deal.

How realistic are Libya’s election plans?

Libyan politicians, the UN, and the EU are pushing for elections despite the country's chaos.

How to speak like Black Panther

The official language of fictional Wakanda is isiXhosa - also spoken in parts of South Africa.

Building a bridge across continents

J.Mayer.H have designed a railway station that forges a link between Europe and Asia

London Crossrail train makes maiden voyage

Infrastructure testing starts in earnest on London’s new west to east Crossrail project

South Africa: Ramaphosa stamps mark with cabinet reshuffle

The new South African president rejigs his cabinet and reappoints Nhlanhla Nene to finance minister.

Nigeria’s women pull out of tournament in Turkey

Reigning African women champions Nigeria withdraw from a 12-nation tournament which kicks off in Turkey this week, citing visa issues.

Nigeria Dapchi school kidnappings: What we know

How did suspected Boko Haram militants manage to kidnap more than 100 girls from a school in Nigeria?

Rescued Middle East lions move into new S Africa home

Found abandoned in zoos in war-torn Syria and Iraq, the pair settle into a more hospitable habitat.

Ndiaye says fitness is key for Senegal’s World Cup hopes

Stoke City's Senegalese midfielder Papa Alioune Ndiaye says it is vital his fellow international team-mates stay injury-free ahead of the World Cup in Russia.