Africa

Issa Hayatou, who has died aged 77, defended African football interests over almost three decades in high office, but was also caught up in scandal.

Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola dominates the men's marathon in Paris to win in an Olympic record time as Team GB's Emile Cairess finishes fourth.

Imane Khelif wins Olympics women's boxing gold a year after being disqualified from the World Championships for reportedly failing a gender eligibility test.

Critics say the gang-busting mission has not done enough to reassure them.

Nigeria's sports minister says the situation was unavoidable, but many in the country are not convinced.

The residents of Pigbengben, a farming community in the Wa West District, say they go through a grave challenge daily to access healthcare services while a newly constructed health facility in the community is left to rot.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod on Thursday to start construction of the Adentan-Dodowa Dualisation Road project in the Adentan Constituency. This will transform the existing single-track Adentan-Dodowa road into a 22-kilometer dual carriageway with double lanes on each side, service lanes, and intersections to ease traffic con .

The Ghana Police Service and the Registry of the Circuit Courts in Accra destroyed huge quantities of drugs worth millions of cedis behind the Osu Castle in Accra. The drugs included 242 fertilizer bags of Indian hemp, 315 wraps of marijuana, and various packets of cocaine and heroin.

The Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) has encouraged lactating mothers to consume cocoa products, to boost their production of breast milk for their babies. Mr Maxwell Kwabena Boagye, the Deputy Marketing Manager for Confectionary, said cocoa contained all the needed nutrients to aid breastfeeding.

The chiefs and people of Bolgatanga East District in the Upper East Region have appealed to former President John Dramani Mahama to revamp the defunct Zuarungu meat factory when elected president on December 7.

Rwanda’s only official parkour athlete, Niyonzima Alfred, on the dedication it takes to reach the top of the sport.

Most of President William Ruto's plans for the economy since coming to power are in tatters.

Ethiopia is still counting the cost of a two-year war in the country, with around 100 athletes among the casualties of the conflict.

Attackers came shouting the man's name before setting his cafe on fire in Belfast.

B-Girl El Mamouny is one of two representatives for her country and part of the very first cohort to enter breakdancing at the Olympics.

After experiencing regular power cuts for 17 years there are signs things are now working properly.

Kenya's most-decorated runner, Eliud Kipchoge is aiming to become the first Olympian to win three successive marathon gold medals.

A look at Lesotho, where more people take their own lives than anywhere else in the world.

Former Burnley Chairman, Brendan Flood has revealed that the club missed out of signing Michael Essien in 1999 due to wage issues. Having exploded In 1999 at the U-17 FIFA World Cup in New Zealand, Essien were chased by several clubs despite Ghana 39;s elimination after losing to Brazil on penalties in the semi-finals.

Former Ghana international, Opoku Nti has opened up on what the Black Stars squad were told after winning the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. Speaking in an interview Joy News, the Asante Kotoko legend revealed that the playing body were expectant of a deserving national honor as the Jerry John Rawlings administration had p .