T20 World Cup: Max O’Dowd hits half-century as Netherlands beat Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe are all but eliminated the Men's T20 World Cup after a five-wicket defeat by the Netherlands in Adelaide.

‘My dad, the claw hair clip inventor’

BBC journalist Anne-Marie Dias Borges tells how her foster father invented the claw hair clip.

Jose Peseiro: Nigeria coach’s salary goes unpaid since taking charge

Nigeria boss Jose Peseiro is yet to receive a single pay cheque from his employers, six months after being appointed by the Super Eagles.

Kenya’s famous matriarch elephant dies

Known for her long tusks, Dida was aged between 60 and 65 years and a major tourist attraction.

South African sides set new T20 world record

South African sides Titans and Knights set a new world record score of 501, the highest amount of runs scored in a Twenty20 match.

Alaa Abdel Fattah: Jailed British-Egyptian activist escalates hunger strike

Alaa Abdel Fattah's family fear for his life after he starts consuming only water in prison in Egypt.

Davido’s young son drowns: Nigerian police question staff

Nigerian police investigate the death of the three-year-old son of the Afrobeats star.

Women’s African Champions League: Holders Mamelodi Sundowns start on winning note

Mamelodi Sundowns make a winning start to their Women's African Champions League title defence, beating Nigeria's Bayelsa Queens.