South Africa prepares to host Cosafa Cup tournament

For the first time in a decade, all 14 member nations of the Council of Southern Africa FA's will compete in the regional Cosafa Cup which kicks off on Sunday.

Uganda bus crash kills at least 22, including children

Children are among the dead after a bus hit a tractor that was driving at night without lights.

Cameroon military court jails Anglophone activists

Radio presenter Mancho Bibixy is among seven people convicted of rebellion and terrorism.

Liverpool-Real Madrid: How Mo Salah fever has gripped Africa

Africans have been overtaken by Mo Salah fever, ahead of the Liverpool-Real Madrid showdown.

Cycling through Africa: Turkish Hasan Söylemez’s adventure of a lifetime

Turkish journalist Hasan Söylemez is cycling across Africa asking people about their dreams.

Fatma Samoura: ‘Some don’t think a black woman should be leading Fifa’

Some people "don't think a black woman should be leading Fifa", says Fatma Samoura - the organisation's first female secretary general.

Anne Soy: Why DR Congo is confident it will halt Ebola

Despite its vast size and dilapidated health system, DR Congo says it can contain the deadly Ebola virus.

Why Ethiopia is running out of foreign currency

Ethiopia's small businesses are being hit hard by a lack of access to foreign cash.

Nigeria’s reservation on Africa’s free trade deal

Why President Buhari of Nigeria is reluctant to sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.

Zambia’s mobile phone street sellers

Increased competition in Zambia's mobile phone sector is worrying its street vendors.