Anesu Mushangwe: How Adelaide Strikers spinner used lemons to become a cricket star

Women's Big Bash winner Anesu Mushangwe tells the BBC how lemons were vital in her early cricketing days in Zimbabwe.

Sudan war: Heavy hearts for the artists painting the pain of conflict

Exiled artist Galal Yousif says his work Man With a Heavy Heart embodies Sudan's loss since April.

Afcon 2023: How well do you know the Africa Cup of Nations?

How well do you know the Africa Cup of Nations? Test your knowledge in BBC Sport Africa's quiz before the 2023 finals in Ivory Coast.

Spanish-Moroccan letters of forbidden love that were never received

Confiscated messages written to Moroccan men by Spanish women reveal a history of taboo affairs.

Nigeria’s viral ballet boy: From Lagos to elite dance school

A clip of Anthony Madu pirouetting in the Lagos rain has given him and others wider ambitions.

Nigeria’s viral ballet boy: From Lagos to elite dance school

A clip of Anthony Madu pirouetting in the Lagos rain has given him and others wider ambitions.

South African netballers lacked backing to match Rugby World Cup glory, says Bongi Msomi

South Africa's netball team needed the backing given to the Springboks at the World Cup, says caps record-holder Bongi Msomi.

Blitz Bazawule – the Ghanaian who dazzled Beyoncé takes on The Color Purple

Blitz Bazawule, who grew up in Ghana, is behind a new adaptation of iconic book The Color Purple.

Sudan war: ‘When a bomb fell I told my son it was an action movie’

Sudan's conflict, which appears to have entered a new phase, has left millions needing help.

Sudan war: General Burhan blames fall of Wad Madani on ‘negligence’

The army chief lambasts "negligent" commanders after a rival paramilitary group captured Wad Madani.