CHAN: Can Senegal coach Pape Thiaw match the country’s Afcon triumph?

Senegal hope to follow up their Nations Cup success with victory at the CHAN - but can their coach Pape Thiaw emulate his 2002 World Cup team-mate Aliou Cisse?

Ruslan Obiang Nsue: Equatorial Guinea president’s son arrested over plane’s sale

The son of Equatorial Guinea's president orders his half-brother's arrest over the sale of a jet.

Hashim Amla: Former South Africa batter retires

Hashim Amla, South Africa's second highest Test run-scorer of all time, retires at the age of 39.

World Handball: How tiny Cape Verde made history

Cape Verde's men's handball team are on a quest to make history as they head into the main round of the Men's World Handball Championship.

Nigeria elections 2023: How influencers are secretly paid by political parties

Nigerian politicians are hiring social media influencers to spread disinformation ahead of February's elections.

Arthur Ashe: How the former Australian Open champion impacted Nigerian tennis

The story of how a coup attempt in Nigeria forced former Australian Open champion Arthur Ashe to flee the court at gunpoint.

Kenyan LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba buried

Edwin Chiloba's killing drew widespread condemnation but police have not yet given a motive.

BBC Komla Dumor Award 2023 launched

The BBC is seeking a future star of African journalism for the BBC News Komla Dumor Award 2023.

CHAN: Nelson Mandela’s grandson causes political row in African football

An investigation has begun into a speech made by Zwelivelile Mandela at the CHAN opening ceremony in Algeria, held in a stadium named after his grandfather.

Migrants win right to challenge UK’s Rwanda policy

The High Court has said 11 migrants can take their challenge to the Court of Appeal.