He’s so fast his friends call him ‘bullet’

The young Nigerian vying to be Nigeria's first Olympic medallist in swimming

Tanzanian Idris Sultan ‘held’ for Magufuli face-swap

Idris Sultan is being held under Tanzania's controversial Cybercrimes Act, his lawyer says.

Tanzanian Idris Sultan ‘held’ for Magufuli face-swap

Idris Sultan is being held under Tanzania's controversial Cybercrimes Act, his lawyer says.

‘I was a victim of the WhatsApp hack’

Faustin Rukundo had no idea that a strange call over WhatsApp had infected his phone with spyware.

‘I was a victim of the WhatsApp hack’

Faustin Rukundo had no idea that a strange call over WhatsApp had infected his phone with spyware.

Goalkeeping Mandanda brothers set for hat-trick

Riffi Mandanda is set to become the third of four goalkeeping brothers to win an international cap as he is named in the DR Congo squad.

Could Africa’s DNA help to cure sickle cell disease?

African populations contain a huge proportion of humanity's genetic data.

Three Britons killed in South Africa car crash

Chris Naylor, his wife Susanna and Miranda Harris died, and Ms Harris's husband Peter was hurt.

The Libyan footballer who won half marathon bronze

With football suspended in Libya under-23 player Abu Al-Qasem Rajab decides to run a half marathon and wins bronze.

Gernot Rohr: Nigeria coach unhappy at fixture schedule

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is unhappy with the scheduling of November's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as names a 23-man squad.