Ex-Nigeria international Obodo left traumatised after second kidnapping

Former Nigeria midfielder Christian Obodo has been left raumatised after he was kidnapped for the second time in eight years.

Shepherd Bushiri: South Africa issues arrest warrant for fugitive preacher

Shepherd Bushiri is wanted after skipping bail ahead of his fraud trial and fleeing to Malawi.

Coronavirus: Kenya doctors’ fury over Covid-19 deaths

Kenya's healthcare workers threaten strike action after the deaths of four more doctors.

Comoros beat Kenya to edge towards first ever Afcon finals

Comoros win 2-1 against Kenya to put themselves top of Group G as qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations reach the fourth round of games.

Tigray crisis: Why Ethiopia is spiralling out of control

The warring sides in Tigray see history very differently, and that could cost tens of thousands of lives.

Liverpool’s Sadio Mane scores as Senegal qualify for Afcon finals

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane scores the winner for Senegal against Guinea-Bissau to book their place at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Anis Rahmani: Head of a major Algerian media group jailed

He is the latest in a series of powerful figures in the ousted president's entourage to be jailed.

Nollywood producer Mo Abudu: ‘Our lives matter, our stories matter’

EbonyLife media CEO Mo Abudu explains why African filmmakers need to be the ones to tell African stories.

Shepherd Bushiri: Preacher flees South Africa ahead of fraud trial

The self-styled prophet says he skipped bail and left South Africa because he had received death threats.

Nigeria Sars protest: Army chief denies firing live bullets at protesters in Lagos

Multiple eyewitnesses say they saw soldiers shoot and kill unarmed anti-police brutality protesters.