Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi breaks the 27-year-old men’s 1,000m world record at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco, and Julien Alfred runs a stunning 200m.

A new species of sea slug has been named after Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to mark his performance against Spain at the World Cup.

Watch as the Egyptian football team return to a hero’s welcome from their fans.

In the footage widely shared in South Africa, King Misuzulu threatens to physically assault his wife and accuses her of cheating.

Morocco fan reflects on their World Cup journey.

Football is the common bond for the immigrants and refugees who play matches in a Maine park, and has helped them develop a sense of community in a foreign land.

He is accused of using romance scams to defraud $8m, with the alleged profits flaunted on Instagram.

Lawyers are calling for an end to traditions like bowing before judges and addressing them as “My Lord or “My Lady”.

BBC Verify looks at multiple incidents linked to misinformation during latest Ebola outbreak, which has infected more than 1,700 people and killed 580 in DR Congo since mid-May.

Watch the bizarre moment Morocco’s press conference was disrupted by two journalists arguing, leading to a very perplexed-looking Brahim Diaz.

False claims about Ebola are linked to attacks on treatment facilities, assaults on health workers and disruptions to burials.

The ICC has been looking into atrocities committed in Darfur over the past three years.

The Egyptian FA lodges a complaint with Fifa and demands an investigation into “double standards” of officiating in the controversial defeat by Argentina.

Adeniyi Adeyemi allegedly forged a letter of appointment and secured funding for an agency the presidency knew nothing about.

El-Obeid has been under “siege-like conditions” for 18 months says the UN human rights chief.

Many in Ghana feared his presence would lead to mass protests, and officials say it is postponed for now.

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