Brighton and The Gambia forward Yankuba Minteh says the motivation to change his family's life inspired his football dream.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says Gen Rudzani Maphwanya's recent visit to Iran "was ill-advised".

The French national is accused of working "on behalf of the French intelligence service" in Mali.

Edgar Lungu, who died in June, is yet to be buried - the debate over what next exposes deep divisions.

The exposé was in the "public interest", the BBC says, following criticism from senior Kenyan politicians.

BBC Sport Africa examines some of the big transfers involving Africans and new arrivals from the continent ahead of the 2025-26 season.

Parents are struggling to feed their children in war-hit Sudan's Darfur region.

French leader cites independence icons who were killed during military operations led by French forces.

The situation is being described as "catastrophic" after islands hit by vast amounts of rain.

BBC Sport visits Egypt to discover what Mohamed Salah means to the people of the football-mad country, and how a small boy from humble beginnings became a national icon.

The body of Harry Roy Veevers has been in a morgue in Kenya for 11 years.

Alexander Isak is angling for a move away from Newcastle United but Eritreans in the city are keen for the man they see as an "ambassador" to stay with the Magpies.

BBC Sport Africa analyses the crowd disorder, serious security lapses and ticketing issues encountered at the African Nations Championship in Kenya.

The air force says it targeted more than 400 gunmen in a forest as they were planning a village raid.

The Nigerian Grammy award-winner talks rising to the top of a notoriously male-dominated industry.

Ticket sales for some African Nations Championship games in Kenya are suspended after chaotic scenes at Nairobi's Kasarani stadium on Sunday.

Two women have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the girl's death, police say.

The budget airline grounded the unnamed pilot after hotel guests reportedly complained after the incident in Cape Verde.

The wave of arrests reflect increased tensions within the military government.

The West African country investigates how a space rock found there was put up for sale in New York.