Those caught up in West Africa’s Ebola outbreak a decade ago on how best to tackle the current epidemic.

Plymouth Argyle striker Owen Oseni says he was in “disbelief” after being called up to the Nigeria squad.

Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in “many people’s eyes” despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.

The sanctions come amid growing scrutiny of Tanzania’s human rights record in recent years.

Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.

Mali is a landlocked country and depends heavily on fuel transported from neighbouring countries.

Nine deportees arrive from the US as part of Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

West Ham defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Newcastle striker Yoane Wissa are named in DR Congo’s squad for the World Cup.

Ebola was first discovered in what is now the DR Congo in 1976 and the country is now facing its 17th outbreak.

In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.

The health minister has acknowledged that medics are playing catch-up with the virus after being slow to detect it.

Ghana will face fellow West African heavyweights Ivory Coast in qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

The government and transport operators are in talks to resolve the dispute over the hike in fuel prices.

A bank that ceased operations more than two decades ago is seeking compensation from Malawi that could approach a 10th of the country’s annual budget, following a court ruling that regulators illegally revoked its licence

Key roads have remained largely empty and some schools have asked students to stay at home.

New research links rural solar adoption to mobile money use, while raising concerns about inequality

The private world of one of Africa’s most powerful political women is revealed in a BBC World Service exclusive.

An outbreak in DR Congo has been declared a health emergency, with almost 250 suspected cases reported.

Francis Ngannou reaffirmed his claim as the best heavyweight in the world with a first-round knockout win over Philipe Lins at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have devastated Mussa town in Borno state.

President Donald Trump said the operation eliminated “the most active terrorist in the world”, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.