World Boxing apologises for naming Olympic champion Imane Khelif in the governing body’s announcement of mandatory sex testing.

Boniface Mwangi says he has decided to speak despite the “shame and guilt” of being “sexually tortured”.

A female suicide bomber and an accomplice were “intercepted and neutralized”, the army says.

Nigeria boss Eric Chelle expects Europe’s top sides to show interest in Victor Osimhen after the striker helped fire Galatasaray to the Turkish title.

As part of the deal, the UK will secure lucrative investment projects in the 2030 World Cup.

Kano State declares Monday as a day of mourning after 22 people died a road accident while returning from a sports festival in south-west Nigeria.

The army says it defended its post “vigorously” but eventually withdrew, as militants seized on their base.

About 500 people are still missing in the town of Mokwa, and officials fear no more survivors will be found.

Rose Njeri developed a tool to help people oppose the government’s finance bill.

Pyramids win their first ever African Champions League title after beating Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 in Cairo to seal a 3-2 win on aggregate.

Emergency services warn the number of victims may rise as recovery and rescue operations continue.

World Boxing says Olympic champion Imane Khelif will not be allowed to fight in the female category at their competitions until she undergoes a mandatory sex test.

Torrential rains in the central town of Mokwa led to the deadly floods, authorities say.

A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Somalians hope hosting Emmanuel Adebayor, Samuel Eto’o and Jay Jay Okocha in a legends game can help bring international football back to the country after nearly 40 years.

Part of the presidential jet’s landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, authorities say.

Bola Tinubu introduced painful economic reforms but says these are now starting to bear fruit.

Joshlin Smith is yet to be found more than a year after she went missing from her home.

In Nigeria’s northern Kano State, an unusual form of football is changing lives. Skate soccer is a fast-paced six-a-side sport which combines skateboards and the beautiful game.

The 30-year-old was found dead hours after she left home to see a man she had recently met.

Joshlin Smith’s mother, branded the “mastermind” in her child’s disappearance, is to be sentenced.