No group has claimed responsibility, but an official said the attack followed a pattern of raids by Islamist militant group al-Shabab.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores twice as Gabon beat Kenya 2-1 to severely dent the East Africans’ hopes of reaching the 2026 World Cup.

Sudan hold Senegal to a draw in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and remain top of their group despite civil war continuing in the country.

Sudan’s army has retaken the presidential palace from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but what’s next after two years of war?

Victor Osimhen nets twice as Nigeria register their first victory in qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Algeria and Burkina Faso also win.

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The smell of death lingers over the main cemetery for Sudan’s capital as the army advances in the city centre.

Mali beat Comoros to revive their hopes of reaching the 2026 Fifa World Cup while Benin, Cape Verde, Gabon and Mozambique go top of their groups.

Jordan Ayew says it was “written in the stars” for him to follow his father and brother in being appointed captain of Ghana’s Black Stars.

Zimbabwe’s sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.

Abiy Ahmed’s comments come amid concerns that the neighbours could clash over tensions in Tigray.

Unfancied Eswatini hold Cameroon to a 0-0 draw in African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Tunisia continue their unbeaten start.

This follows President Donald Trump’s February executive order offering Afrikaners refugee status.

Bola Tinubu’s move, which some have questioned, follows a political crisis and an oil pipeline blast.