BBC News - Africa
Updated: 23 hours 46 min ago
Tue, 07/12/2022 - 18:40
The Olympian is widely praised for going public with his experiences of being trafficked into the UK.
Tue, 07/12/2022 - 18:15
Five years on from being forced out of the World Championships final, Botswana's Isaac Makwala is intent on becoming world 400m champion.
Tue, 07/12/2022 - 15:42
Namibia coach Allister Coetzee says preparations will begin in earnest for the 2023 Rugby World Cup after qualifying for the finals.
Tue, 07/12/2022 - 13:36
His mother says she felt like "transporting with joy" when Sir Mo Farah called her after years apart.
Tue, 07/12/2022 - 12:58
Jersey's hopes of making the 2022 T20 World Cup are over after defeat by Zimbabwe in their second qualifying match in Bulawayo.
Tue, 07/12/2022 - 12:47
The Egyptian Football Association names former Benfica manager Rui Vitoria as the new coach of the national team on a four-year deal.
Tue, 07/12/2022 - 03:06
Attitudes have changed since Najla Bouden became the first female prime minister in the Arab world.
Mon, 07/11/2022 - 23:54
Jambo Radio broadcasts in multiple languages to cater for the growing African and Caribbean community in Scotland.
Mon, 07/11/2022 - 23:01
The Olympic star says the name Mohamed Farah was given to him by a stranger who flew him to the UK.
Mon, 07/11/2022 - 18:42
Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir and distance runner Francine Niyonsaba will miss the World Athletics Championships in Eugene.
Mon, 07/11/2022 - 16:39
South Africa's Thembi Kgatlana will miss the rest of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations after rupturing her Achilles tendon.
Mon, 07/11/2022 - 15:34
The family of 79-year-old José Eduardo dos Santos alleged there was a plot to kill him.
Mon, 07/11/2022 - 14:12
Women's Africa Cup of Nations debutants Botswana believe they can reach the Women's World Cup, says defender Bonang Otlhagile.
Mon, 07/11/2022 - 12:51
Former Liverpool team-mates Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are on the shortlist for the Confederation of African Football's Player of the Year award.
Mon, 07/11/2022 - 02:03
Supporters of the leading candidates have been sharing misleading claims about their opponents.
Sun, 07/10/2022 - 23:28
Namibia will play at next year's Rugby World Cup for the seventh straight time after beating Kenya 36-0 in France on Sunday.
Sun, 07/10/2022 - 13:46
Zambia will treat their Wafcon quarter-final against Senegal as a 'final' given that the winner will reach the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Sun, 07/10/2022 - 10:42
The victims are believed to be between 19 and 35 years old, with several more in a critical condition.
Sun, 07/10/2022 - 09:08
When Burundi's Esperance Habionimana first started playing football, she started - like so many in Africa - playing with male teams.
Sun, 07/10/2022 - 01:44
More than 300 people died in what the president called an "insurrection", but what has changed?
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