Ghanaian music star Shatta Wale briefly detained over Lamborghini probe

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US authorities have linked Wale's car to an alleged criminal enterprise operating stateside.

The Harvard graduate hoping to ace the Rugby World Cup

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Nigerian-American Cheta Emba fell in love with rugby while studying for a degree in molecular and cellular biology at one of the world's most famous universities.

Sudan’s army denies bombing convoy taking aid to famine-hit area

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Three of the 16 lorries in the convoy were damaged and caught fire, the WFP says.

Three more species of giraffe than previously thought, scientists say

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Giraffes have always been thought to be one species, but scientists now say there are four.

DR Congo rebels killed 140 civilians despite peace process, rights group says

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Attacks were carried out in more than a dozen villages last month, Human Rights Watch says.

How cage football unlocked Aribo’s potential

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Southampton and Nigeria midfielder Joe Aribo says playing cage football growing up in London made him the player he is today.

Ghana’s Godwin Asediba wins the 2025 BBC Komla Dumor Award

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This is the 10th anniversary of the prize set up in honour of the Ghanaian journalist who died at the age of 41.

Leading conservationist in South Africa denies smuggling rhino horns worth $14m

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John Hume was allegedly part of an international rhino horn trafficking syndicate, prosecutors say.

South African MP opens fire to fend off attack during attempted hijacking

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Two teens, aged 16 and 18, have been arrested over the attack as police search for a third suspect.

New wave of African pride rises in the Caribbean

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From jollof rice in St Lucia to Afrobeats in Jamaica, islanders find new ways to embrace Africa.