Villa sign Tanzania’s Samatta for £10m

Aston Villa complete a £10m deal for Genk's Tanzania striker Mbwana Samatta.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari ‘floors’ Anthony Joshua

Photos of the boxer prostrating before the Nigerian leader have had a mixed response online.

Several killed in Ethiopia stand collapse

Thousands were commemorating the baptism of Jesus when a stand collapsed in the city of Gondar.

Yahya Jammeh faces arrest if he returns to Gambia – minister

Yahya Jammeh was forced into exile in Equatorial Guinea in 2017 after 22 years of authoritarian rule.

Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger says Sierra Leone is ‘home’ as he makes donation

Chelsea and Germany defender Antonio Rudiger declares 'Sierra Leone is home' as he makes a donation to support education in the country.

South Africa v England: Tourists win by an innings in Port Elizabeth

England seal their biggest away win in more than nine years in the third Test against South Africa to move 2-1 up with one match to play.

South Africa v England: Tourists win by an innings in Port Elizabeth

England seal their biggest away win in more than nine years in the third Test against South Africa to move 2-1 up with one match to play.

UK-Africa summit: Wooing Africa after Brexit

Heads of state are meeting in London for a UK-Africa summit ahead of the UK's departure from the EU.

Isabel dos Santos: Africa’s richest woman ‘ripped off Angola’

Leaked documents reveal how Isabel dos Santos made her fortune through exploitation and corruption.

Peter Mathebula: South Africa’s world champion boxer dies

Peter Mathebula made history in 1980 when he won the world flyweight title.