Peseiro leaves Nigeria role as contract ends

Nigeria head coach Jose Peseiro announces his departure, despite guiding the Super Eagles to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

Ghana’s ‘dented its international image’

A professor talks about how human rights activists plan to challenge the country's new anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

Nigeria orders crypto firm to pay $10bn

The government blames Binance for the recent collapse of the naira, and has arrested two executives.

Nigeria orders cryptocurrency firm to pay $10bn

The government blames Binance for the recent collapse of the naira, and has arrested two executives.

Power cut to Ghana’s parliament over $1.8m debt

The outage interrupted a debate on the president's State of the Nation speech before a generator kicked in.

The lights go out in Ghana’s parliament

Ghana’s state-run electricity company cut power supplies over a debt of 23m Ghanaian cedi ($1.8m).

Kenyan police to tackle Haiti gang violence

A UN envoy says gang violence has reached a critical point, with nearly 5,000 deaths reported last year.

Afrobeats star accused of mocking Christianity

The Nigerian Afrobeats star appears in religious regalia and throws money at his dancers.

Afrobeats star accused of mocking Christianity

The Nigerian Afrobeats star appears in religious regalia and throws money at his dancers.

‘Mr Permission’ – the man who opened up Tanzania

Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who has died aged 98, allowed multiparty elections and free trade in Tanzania.