Why has Kenya been facing serious shortages of human blood?

Kenya has had shortages of human blood in its hospitals - sometimes forcing relatives and friends to put out calls for people to donate

Letter from Africa: ‘Why I’m glad I left the UK to go home’

The food, the culture and the improving education systems outweigh the problems, says returnee Ade Daramy.

The monk saving Timbuktu’s treasures

Why is a Benedictine monk travelling to Mali to save Islamic texts?

The monk saving Timbuktu’s treasures

Why is a Benedictine monk travelling to Mali to save Islamic texts?

Morocco is the first African country to use VAR in top-flight league games

History is made in Morocco when the Video Assistant Referee technology (VAR) is used in a top-flight league game for the first time.

Morocco is the first African country to use VAR in top-flight league games

History is made in Morocco when the Video Assistant Referee technology (VAR) is used in a top-flight league game for the first time.

Mali violence: At least 40 killed in spate of violence

The west African country has been blighted by ethnic and Islamist violence in recent years.

African Super Cup: Zamalek beat Esperance 3-1 to lift trophy

Egypt's Zamalek outclass Tunisia's Esperance 3-1 to win the African Super Cup in Doha thanks to a brace from Morocco's Achraf Bencharki.

African Super Cup: Zamalek beat Esperance 3-1 to lift trophy

Egypt's Zamalek outclass Tunisia's Esperance 3-1 to win the African Super Cup in Doha thanks to a brace from Morocco's Achraf Bencharki.

‘Ghost’ human ancestor discovered in West Africa

Mysterious archaic hominins may have interbred with early humans in West Africa, scientists say.