Africa

From injury-hit journeyman to Champions League goal machine - BBC Sport charts the rise of Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy.

Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen is "desperate" to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after a "heartbreaking" failure to reach the last finals in Qatar.

Endowed with minerals but losing ground to rebels, the Congolese government wants to boost security.

Well-wishers cross the border from Kenya and flock from Addis Ababa to witness the spectacle.

The BBC took to the streets of Lesotho's capital to get people's reactions on Trump's comments.

Former Manchester United coach Benni McCarthy says Erik ten Hag wanted to spend a decade at the club and was an "unbelievable professional".

Months after a deadly collapse, some seek compensation, saying Kiteezi dumpsite is still unsafe.

Football's governing body reverses a decision that had declared Emilio Nsue ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea, despite being the nation's record goalscorer.

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur explains why she chose to become an ambassador for the World Food Programme and her hopes for International Women's Day.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Lesotho is called the kingdom in the sky - it is the only country entirely above 1,000m.

Cyclists, organisers and fans tell the BBC there were no security issues on the Tour du Rwanda, despite fighting across the border in DR Congo.

Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar speaks to the BBC about the deportation of Nigerians from the US.

In the latest episode of Born to Brawl, Cindy Ngamba shares her incredible story before her first professional fight against Kirstie Bavington.

Africa's Sahel region accounts for more than half of terror-related killings, a new reports says.

Thousands of Congolese are opting make a dangerous river crossing to get to safety in Burundi.

International Olympic Committee presidential candidate Kirsty Coventry says it's time the organisation was led by a woman.

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells the BBC's Emma Barnett about her experience of writer's block.

Young women in Kenya tell the BBC they have used TikTok to sell sexual content since they were teenagers.

Scandal surrounds King Misuzulu's attempts to take a third wife - and to divorce his first one.