Morocco declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football overturns the result of their final defeat to Senegal.

Etienne Davignon, a 93-year-old ex-diplomat, is accused of involvement in the assassination of the independence hero.

These reports harm attempts to close the wide gender representation gap in Zambia, activists say.

Multiple blasts struck some of the Maiduguri's busiest locations on Monday evening.

Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state.

Fifa fines the Nigeria Football Federation and DR Congo Football Association for separate disciplinary breaches by supporters.

Some 1,000 Kenyans are believed to have recruited to fight in Ukraine - many say they were lured under false pretences.

Marius van der Merwe was shot dead three weeks after accusing police officers of killing a robbery suspect.

Somalia became a key part of IS's global network after fighters were driven out of strongholds in Syria and Iraq.

Uganda's military chief has said Bobi Wine is wanted "dead or alive", although some ministers have denied he is being sought.

Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi.

They have engaged a lobbying firm with close ties to the US president to argue their case.

Rostam Aziz's purchase raises questions about continued journalistic independence in the region.

The move forms part of a broader process of returning cultural artefacts to African countries that started in 2017.?

Partey is to appear at crown court next month, charged with raping a woman in December 2020.

Rwanda reappoint globetrotting Englishman Stephen Constantine as head coach of their men's national team on a two-year contract.

Biniam Solomon was known for his witty and critical cartoons before the free press was closed.

Ramadan and Lent haven't overlapped since 1993 and couples like Olanrewaju and Kaosara in Nigeria are observing them together.

"Violence and fear" will spike and "equality and non-discrimination" will be trampled on, warn critics.

The suspect had packed some ants in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rolls, prosecutor says.