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South African authorities line up ethics classes after four clubs receive life bans for fixing 59-1 and 33-1 scorelines.

Bola Tinubu, 70, will lead Nigeria's ruling APC into presidential elections next February.

It is the first of 84,000 colonial objects Belgian authorities have agreed to give back.

The next generation of NFL stars could be discovered in Ghana after the NFL announced that it is to host its first events in Africa later this month.

Not only is Ferdinand Omanyala Africa’s fastest man, he is also the inspiration for a new wave sprinters in Kenya.

Nutritionist Sophy Saronge knew she should breastfeed her baby for six months but says she had to work.

Sadio Mane scores deep into stoppage time as the African champions maintain their perfect start in 2023 Nations Cup qualifying.

Mauritius hopes hosting the African Athletics Championships for the third time will shine a light on the country's ability to successfully organize major sports events.

Logos Hope is sailing around the world and has previously docked at the Tema seaport in Accra, Ghana.

Mauritius prepares to welcome Africa's top athletes for this week's continental championships.

A surge in ethnic pride among Ethiopia’s Oromo community is leading some to ditch their names.

The pair are accused in South Africa of large-scale corruption and exerting unfair political influence.

Gunmen have killed an unknown number of church worshippers in Ondo state, south-west Nigeria.

President Muhammadu Buhari is not allowed to stand next February after serving two terms of office.

"I don't think the shock of what I saw will leave me for the rest of my life," one man tells the BBC.

Many black South Africans associate the Afrikaans language with white-minority rule.

Some 90% of people in the Central African Republic lack access to the internet, needed to use Bitcoin.

Egypt score late to beat visitors Guinea as Ghana and Tunisia are both held away from home in qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

The armed men entered the church in south-west Nigeria during a service killing several people.

While Raila Odinga comes from a famous Kenyan family, the political crown has always eluded him.