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Dr Angela Tabiri wants more African girls and women from less privileged backgrounds to study maths.

Eric Chelle will be the first non-Nigerian African to take charge of the Super Eagles, but what will the Malian bring to the role?

Former Premier League and Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie is now a golf professional with ambitions to boost the sport in his homeland.

Nigeria appoint former Mali boss Eric Chelle as the new coach of the Super Eagles, tasking the 47-year-old with earning qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

Former Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor says the gun attack on the Togo team 15 years ago has made "a huge difference" in his life.

Cerebral palsy is believed to be one of the most common neurological disorders in Nigeria.

John Mahama was elected on his pledges to solve the economic crisis but won't find it easy, analysts say.

Capoeira, a sport mixing martial art and dance, is one of Brazil’s biggest cultural exports. Now a new generation of African children are rediscovering its appeal and African roots.

Blouin ran in the same circles as liberation icons like Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkrumah and Sékou Touré.

The authorities want vehicles to switch to gas but the transition has been hampered by a lack of filling stations.

Ghana's Kantamanto market has been devastated by fire with traders urging the government to help.

Experts are trying to figure out how a 500kg metal ring ended up crashing into Kenya.

The young boy ate wild fruit and dug small wells in dry river banks to find drinking water in Zimbabwe.

A manhunt is underway for the 13 suspects, who were allegedly released by an intoxicated police officer.

Zambians mourn Dandy Krazy, 47, who has died in hospital after being involved in a traffic collision.

During the festive season, a community in the West African state confers titles to wealthy men in search of prestige.

Two continental football tournaments and the road cycling world championships in Rwanda are among the highlights of Africa's sporting calendar for 2025.

The country is home to the biggest remaining contingent of French troops in the region.

Amnesty International hails the decision as a "beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement".

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashes the women's 5km world record to set a time of 13 minutes and 54 seconds at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona.