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Just days after the death of her husband, Blessing Illivieda joined a Nigeria training camp to honour his memory through the game they both loved.

Cases of repression in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have fuelled concerns about possible collaboration.

Khaman Maluach only took up basketball aged 13, but the refugee from South Sudan has been drafted to join NBA side Phoenix Suns.

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy says he left the west London club because Al-Ahli had a better chance of winning silverware.

The BBC's Ian Wafula is in central Nairobi amid the protests to honour those killed a year ago.

Some white farmers accept compensation 25 years after land reform began - others fight on.

The boy travelled to Ghana from London in March 2024 after being told a relative was ill.

Burundi is set to have a one-party parliament following a poll that the opposition says was rigged.

Edgar Lungu's family says he left instructions that President Hichilema should not come near his body.

The move comes as the continent's exports face the possibility of high tariffs from the US.

As four African sides prepare for the Club World Cup, BBC Sport Africa looks at what impact the expanded 32-team tournament could have on the continent.

A UN official warns that hundreds of thousands in the sprawling camp are "slowly starving".

South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada joins an elite Lord's club to increase the number of members to two, thanks to a five-wicket haul in the World Test Championship final.

At least 49 people have been killed in the floods, including several children who were on a bus.

Clashing ideas over how Edgar Lungu should be honoured have led to a political standoff.

Senegal beat England 3-1 at the City Ground on Tuesday to claim a first win for an African nation over England in 22 attempts.

The Ojude Oba festival in south-west Nigeria combines fashion and culture connecting people to their roots.

Italy is holding a citizenship referendum and it's proving so divisive that some, including the prime minister, are boycotting it.

How social media is pushing back against the still common idea that African societies never had a knowledge system.

Bryan Mbeumo has become one of the most sought-after players in the English Premier League.