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The family of 79-year-old José Eduardo dos Santos alleged there was a plot to kill him.

Women's Africa Cup of Nations debutants Botswana believe they can reach the Women's World Cup, says defender Bonang Otlhagile.

Former Liverpool team-mates Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are on the shortlist for the Confederation of African Football's Player of the Year award.

Supporters of the leading candidates have been sharing misleading claims about their opponents.

Namibia will play at next year's Rugby World Cup for the seventh straight time after beating Kenya 36-0 in France on Sunday.

Zambia will treat their Wafcon quarter-final against Senegal as a 'final' given that the winner will reach the 2023 Women's World Cup.

The victims are believed to be between 19 and 35 years old, with several more in a critical condition.

When Burundi's Esperance Habionimana first started playing football, she started - like so many in Africa - playing with male teams.

More than 300 people died in what the president called an "insurrection", but what has changed?

In her BBC Sport column, Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur talks about her post-final tears and using Bob Marley's positivity as inspiration.

Angella Okutoyi wins Kenya's first Grand Slam tennis title and hopes it will inspire others in her country to take up the sport.

Wales make history by beating the Springboks in South Africa for the first time with a dramatic win in Bloemfontein.

He says he will consider "running for another 20 years" after 22 years in office already.

Midfielder Najat Badri is relishing Morocco's chances of reaching the Women's World Cup via the Women's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.

Namibia coach Allister Coetzee expects a physical challenge against Kenya on Sunday, with qualification for the Rugby World Cup at stake.

How a Muslim community on the Indian Ocean island celebrates one of Islam's most important holidays.

The fight for affordable HIV/Aids treatment

There will be a new name on the Venus Rosewater Dish on Saturday as Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina chase further history in the Wimbledon final.

In her latest BBC Sport column, Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur talks about her parents not being able to travel to London for Saturday's match.

Ons Jabeur's run to the Wimbledon final will inspire a new generation of African tennis players, says the continent's head of the sport.