Benin holds vote with no opposition candidates

Parties failed to met the electoral requirements, including a fee of $424,000 to field candidates.

Racism row over Trieste half-marathon

Italian organisers reverse a ban on African athletes after an outcry and the announcement of an inquiry.

Cyclone Kenneth ‘wipes out’ Mozambique villages

A month after Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique, Cyclone Kenneth has wreaked havoc in the country.

African Champions League: Esperance beat Mazembe 1-0 in semi-final first leg

Holders Esperance of Tunisia narrowly beat 10-man TP Mazembe of DR Congo on Saturday in their African Champions League semi-final first leg.

Cheikh N’Doye: Senegal midfielder big injury doubt for Nations Cup

Senegal international Cheikh N'Doye is a big injury doubt for this year's Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt after undergoing knee surgery.

Cheikh N’Doye: Senegal midfielder big injury doubt for Nations Cup

Senegal international Cheikh N'Doye is a big injury doubt for this year's Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt after undergoing knee surgery.

Kwesi Appiah: AFC Wimbledon forward has ‘unfinished business’ with Ghana

AFC Wimbledon forward Kwesi Appiah says he has 'unfinished business' with Ghana and is 'very hopeful' he will be in the squad for the 2019 Nations Cup.

African Champions League: Wydad beat Sundowns 2-1 in first leg of semi-final

Wydad Casablanca beat South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 in Morocco on Friday, in the first leg of the African Champions League semi-final.

Cyclone Kenneth: Entire villages wiped out, says UN

A UN official says it looks from the air like parts of Mozambique were "run over by a bulldozer".

London Marathon 2019: Mo Farah eyes ‘amazing’ win over Eliud Kipchoge

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah says it would be an "amazing achievement" to topple Eliud Kipchoge at Sunday's London Marathon.