Captain and fly-half Handre Pollard kicked 20 points as the Bulls beat the Lions 30-12 Saturday -- their first Super Rugby victory in Johannesburg since 2012. Pollard, deputising as skipper for injured lock Lood de Jager, slotted six penalties and a conversion from eight shots at goal at Ellis Park. It took his season tally to 52 points ...

As the revolt against Bouteflika 39;s fifth presidential bid is widely followed on social media, Algeria 39;s octogenarian president sacked his campaign manager on Saturday. Algeria 39;s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sacked his veteran campaign manager Saturday, state media reported, following mass protests against the ailing leader 39 ...

Off-form CAF Confederation Cup trophy-holders Raja Casablanca are bottom of Group A with just two points ahead of a vital away match against fellow Moroccans Renaissance Berkane Sunday. Helped by two goals from Togolese Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, Berkane triumphed 4-2 away to Raja last weekend and home advantage gives them a good chance of succeedi ...

Sierra Leone has chosen the chimpanzee as its new national symbol as part of efforts to protect the endangered species and rebrand the country as a sustainable tourist destination. The Western chimpanzee is now the national animal of Sierra Leone , Agriculture Minister Joseph Ndanema announced at a ceremony honouring renowned British prima ...

Africa 39;s top film festival heads to a climax on Saturday after a fierce debate about gender equality and sexual aggression in the continent 39;s movie industry. In its half-century of history, the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) has never awarded its top prize to a female director -- a fact that faced ...

In the 50 years that Africa 39;s top film festival has been running, women have always watched male directors walk off with the Golden Stallion of Yennenga award, named for a legendary warrior princess. There 39;s discrimination in the cinema and in television, just like in other aspects of life, says Alimata Salemembere, a pioneer of T ...

A contagious bacterial infection known as equine strep throat has killed more than 4,000 donkeys in northern Niger since early December, local officials said Friday. Of the 8,392 donkeys affected by equine distemper or equine strep throat, more than half succumbed since the infection appeared in the first 10 days of December, said the r ...