Africa

Ghana forward Benjamin Tetteh may not feature again at the Africa Cup of Nations after being handed a three-match ban. The 24-year-old was sent off for his part in an...

A major refereeing blunder and serious security concerns overshadowed Wednesday's games at the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The referee in charge of the Mali-Tunisia game caused chaos by...

Captain of the Black Stars, Andre Ayew will miss the team’s training session on Wednesday, January 12 as a precautionary measure. Ayew played in Ghana’s opening group game against Morocco,...

Nigeria interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has revealed that his "double-team" strategy neutralised Egypt star Mohamed Salah to help the Super Eagles secure an important 1-0 win at the African Cup of...

Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister has gone to the battlefront, his government announced Wednesday, after the leader said martyrdom might be necessary for the yearlong war with rival fighters approaching...

36 out of the 53 gendarmes killed in Inata in the Soum province in Burkina Faso on November 14 were buried on Tuesday, November 23. Whiles the atmosphere was filled...

Sudan's ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been reinstated following last month's coup when he was put under house arrest. He has appeared on TV to sign a new power-sharing...

Members of Sudan's transitional government and other civilian leaders have been arrested amid reports of a military coup. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is among those reported to have been put...

Deadly riots are continuing in South Africa as jailed former President Jacob Zuma challenges his sentence at a hearing in the country's top court. Footage showed people looting shops and...

A former Ugandan child solider who became a commander in a notorious rebel group has been jailed for war crimes. Dominic Ongwen, now 45, was sentenced to 25 years in...