Nigeria boycott training before World Cup play-off

Nigeria players refused to train ahead of their crucial 2026 World Cup play-off against Gabon in a row over outstanding payments.

Brothers charged with South African rapper’s murder after extradition

The Ndimande brothers returned after a lengthy battle to block their extradition from Eswatini.

Wife and son of Gabon’s ousted leader given 20-year jail terms in two-day corruption trial

They were not in court and have described the charges against them as “a legal farce”.

How jihadists have brought a nation to a standstill with their fuel blockade

Mali has been paralysed by a fuel blockade, which has disrupted transport, schools, hospitals and more.

Investigators blame bad weather for helicopter crash that killed two ministers in Ghana

Two months ago, a military helicopter plummeted in a dense forest, killing eight people.

‘There was a state of terror’: Sudan hospital worker describes fleeing before alleged massacre

"I have lost the people whose faces I used to see smiling," says Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed after escaping el-Fasher.

Iwobi ready to face ‘big brother’ Aubameyang

Alex Iwobi says Nigeria will have to "lock up" Gabon striker, and his former Arsenal team-mate, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang when the sides meet in African play-offs for the 2026 World Cup.

Iwobi ready to face ‘big brother’ Aubameyang

Alex Iwobi says Nigeria will have to "lock up" Gabon striker, and his former Arsenal team-mate, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang when the sides meet in African play-offs for the 2026 World Cup.

Anger over ‘wanted notice’ for Nigeria’s ex-oil minister Timipre Sylva

His spokesman says it is politically motivated and he will contact the EFCC on his return from the UK.

Ghana’s Asante king welcomes return of artefacts from the UK and South Africa

They include items looted by British colonial soldiers and others from the AngloGold Ashanti mining firm.