Many dead in Ghana waterfall accident

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High school students are killed at a popular waterfall in Ghana, after a tree falls on them in a storm.

Ndileka Mandela: ANC rejection ‘heart-wrenching’ – brother

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Ndileka Mandela is urged by her brother to reconsider her decision to no longer to vote for the ANC.

Protest in Angola against abortion criminalisation law

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A draft law criminalising all abortions will be voted on next week. Angola has one of the world's worst health care systems.

Mazembe fail to reach expanded Champions League group stage

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DR Congo's TP Mazembe suffer a shock exit from this year's African Champions League as the 16 teams for the expanded group phase is finalised.

Platinum Stars goalkeeper scores twice in Confederation Cup

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Goalkeeper Mbongeni Mzimela is an unexpected two-goal hero as Platinum Stars of South Africa book an African Confederation Cup play-off place.

Holders Sundowns progress to group phase

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Holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa survive a scare against Uganda's KCCA as they progress to the group phase of this year's African Champions League.

Ahmad – the man who holds the future of African football in his hands

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Madagascar's Ahmad holds the future of African football in his hands, but who exactly is he and what does he hope to achieve as president of Caf?

Mali clubs Djoliba and Onze Createurs are first casualties of Fifa ban

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Bamako-based clubs Djoliba and Onze Createurs are the first casualties of Fifa's ban on Mali as they are stopped from playing in the African Confederation Cup.

Don’t forget us, says Chibok schoolgirl as third year of captivity approaches

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A schoolgirl who escaped abduction by Boko Haram calls for the rescue of classmates still in captivity.

Lagos settlement demolished despite court order

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The informal settlement was home to nearly 4,700 people, activists say.