Algeria apologises after player mocks Congolese superfan dressed as pan-African hero
Michel Nkuka Mboladinga stood motionless throughout DR Congo’s Afcon matches in tribute to Patrice Lumumba.
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Kenya tournament chiefs admit errors over viral tennis wildcard
The organisers of a professional women’s tournament which has gone viral because of a wildcard player’s poor performance acknowledge she should not have been allowed to play.
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ‘devastated’ by death of young son
The Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists writer’s twin boys were born in 2024.
Ex-Ghana minister detained by US immigration
Ken Ofori-Atta’s lawyers say he is co-operating and is in the process of changing his US visa status.
US halts assistance to Somalia over claims food aid was illegally seized
Donald Trump’s administration has a zero-tolerance policy for waste, a US official tweeted.
Rare mountain gorilla twins born in Africa’s oldest national park
Trackers in DR Congo’s Virunga National Park spotted the babies being hugged by their mother on Saturday.
Nigeria’s ex-justice minister granted bail in corruption case after a month in prison
Abubakar Malami was one of the most influential figures in the administration of former President Buhari.
Children killed after drone hits home in Sudan, medics say
At least 13 people, including eight children, have been killed in the strike in el-Obeid city, medics say.
At least 22 Ethiopian migrants killed in ‘horrific’ road crash
About 85 Ethiopian migrants were trying to leave the country when the accident occurred, authorities say.
Central African Republic President Touadéra wins third term
The main opposition coalition boycotted the vote after a referendum allowed the removal of term limits.
Unbearably long wait for justice leaves South African families in limbo
With tens of thousands of cases waiting to be heard, some people have to wait four years for their trials to start.
All you need to know about Afcon 2025
BBC Sport Africa provides all the information on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as the 35th edition of the continent’s biggest sporting event continues in Morocco.
Uganda denies plans to block internet during election
The main opposition candidate says the government is going to block the internet to stop his supporters mobilising.
Salah goals & Hakimi return – six things from Afcon 2025’s group stage
BBC Sport Africa takes a look back at some of the key talking points from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations group stage.
Dozens missing after boat carrying 200 migrants sinks off Gambia
It is the latest accident on one of the world’s most dangerous routes used by West Africans trying to reach Spain.
‘You’re invisible, you don’t exist’ – life without a birth certificate
Millions around the world are living in the shadows as stateless people as they lack official papers.
Government suspends Gabon team and bans Aubameyang
Gabon’s sports minister announces a series of punishments after the national team’s “disgraceful performance” at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Watch: Stunning celestial events that lit up the skies in 2025
From meteor showers to supermoons, here are some of the sights that wowed stargazers this year.
Equatorial Guinea pair banned for abusing referee at Afcon
Equatorial Guinea’s Carlos Akapo and Josete Miranda are banned for four games for abusing the referee after their defeat by Sudan at Afcon 2025.
Mali and Burkina Faso impose travel ban on US citizens in tit-for-tat move
The two states say they are taking reciprocal measures after the US announced full-entry restrictions on their citizens.
Saving South Africa’s threatened albatross from lethal fishing lines
A task force is trying to save seabirds from getting caught and killed in fishing boat nets.