BBC Africa

Amir Khan wants to build a legacy outside the ring as a boxing promoter as he brings a professional fight night to Nigeria.

The BBC visits a Kenyan garment factory facing job losses if the deal known as Agoa is not renewed.

The ban, intended to boost domestic production of shea butter, has reduced earnings for many women.

"The future is food, not a bad habit," horticulture specialist Clarence Mwale tells the BBC.

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu breaks South Africa's individual scoring record with 37 points as they beat Argentina 67-30 to return to the top of the Rugby Championship.

"It feels good to be an inspiration," double Guinness World Record breaker Hilda Baci tells the BBC.

All boxing activities in Ghana are suspended following the death of super-middleweight Ernest Akushey 11 days after a bout in Accra.

India, Qatari royals, China and ecologists have their own, very different, views on Assumption Island's future.

Ethiopian runner Shewarge Alene dies aged 30, the organiser of the Stockholm marathon confirms.

Peter Mutharika defeated the incumbent, Lazarus Chakwera, the election commission announces.

The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.

The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab.

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab.

The battle for Kordofan, with a population of eight million, is the latest frontline in Sudan's civil war.

The drug - a twice-yearly injection – reduces the current HIV treatment cost in developing countries.

They had started legal action against Ghana for agreeing to accept them from the US.

Orville Isaac Etoria had been held in prison in the southern African state after Trump's government expelled him.

Female runners won six of Kenya’s seven gold medals at the World Athletics Championships, topping the podium in every event from 800m to the marathon in Tokyo.

Evans Kibet, now being held in Ukraine after surrendering, says he did not know he was signing up.