“Please do not take money away because you are taking lives away,” Winnie Byanyima said.

Winger Antoine Semenyo’s football journey began in the English lower leagues. BBC Sport charts his rise from Bath City to the World Cup.

Edgar Lungu’s family and the Zambian government remain in dispute 12 months after he died.

Senegal’s start to the World Cup has been overshadowed by a series of issues behind the scenes.

Plans could yet be scuppered again over logistical issues and continued tensions and violence.

US visa restrictions have left many of the team’s fans at home, but the African diaspora is uniting in Harlem.

The prohibition is intended to boost the country’s economy by refining gold domestically.

Mohamed Salah and his teammates dance and celebrate with fans on the streets of Vancouver after Egypt won their first ever World Cup match.

Mohamed Salah fires Egypt to their first ever World Cup win – 92 years on from their tournament debut.

Cape Verde’s impressive World Cup continues with a draw against two-time winners Uruguay – and they will now be looking to make the last 32.

During a live BBC News broadcast, reporter Paul Njie interviews a Cape Verde fan when the country suddenly scores its first ever World Cup goal against Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup.

Marizanne Kapp strikes a powerful 81 as South Africa beat India by six wickets to keep their World Cup hopes alive.

Antoine Semenyo says Ghana has a special group of players and that they possess hidden gems who will be known by the end of the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

Morocco fans in Rabat celebrate their 1-0 win over Scotland in the World Cup.

BBC Sport explores how exciting young Ivory Coast Yan Diomande is determined to succeed at the World Cup in honour of his sister.

The leaders have asked for apologies from the countries that benefited from the slave trade, as well as debt relief and financial compensation.

At the centre of it is London mining investor INIHC’s arbitration battle over the billion-dollar Black Volta gold project

Eswatini has signed a $300 million agreement with Taiwan to build a massive strategic oil reserve but the project is raising difficult questions in a country battling deepening poverty, soaring unemployment and allegations of elite enrichment

Malawi’s industrial strategy has achieved only 40% of its targets, while core industrial capacity continues to weaken

Contributions from controversial regional figures revive scrutiny over governance and political influence

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