The special court rules that Riek Machar is not immune from prosecution and it can put him on trial.

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is among several sporting greats who have invested in E1 Series, a globe-trotting powerboat racing competition about to land in Africa.

Opposition leader Patrick Herminie received 48.8% of the vote against President Wavel Ramkalawan’s 46.4%.

In the past three years, Zambia has recorded a nearly 300% increase in international tourist arrivals, following the removal of visa fees

“The future is food, not a bad habit,” horticulture specialist Clarence Mwale tells the BBC.

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu breaks South Africa’s individual scoring record with 37 points as they beat Argentina 67-30 to return to the top of the Rugby Championship.

Government critics abducted, the main opposition leader detained and the presidential candidate for the second largest opposition party disqualified indicate a government crackdown before the election

“It feels good to be an inspiration,” double Guinness World Record breaker Hilda Baci tells the BBC.

All boxing activities in Ghana are suspended following the death of super-middleweight Ernest Akushey 11 days after a bout in Accra.

One resident said the cemetery in the capital had been left littered with discarded bottles and cans.

Some 260 suspects were arrested in the operation across 14 African countries, says Interpol.

India, Qatari royals, China and ecologists have their own, very different, views on Assumption Island’s future.

Sources said Mnangagwa and Ramaphosa discussed Kabila’s predicament in Zimbabwe in August and agreed that the treason charges were not fair

Ethiopian runner Shewarge Alene dies aged 30, the organiser of the Stockholm marathon confirms.

His return as president highlights the country’s deep political divides, rooted in regional loyalties

French authorities say the “remarkable seizure” was found on board a fishing boat following a tip-off.

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab.

The Malawi Electoral Commission has so far validated results from 24 of 36 councils, which show Peter Mutharika ahead by an unassailable

The battle for Kordofan, with a population of eight million, is the latest frontline in Sudan’s civil war.

The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.

They had started legal action against Ghana for agreeing to accept them from the US.