Liverpool's Joel Matip is one of seven Cameroon players to have said they do not play at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Africa has the highest rate of high blood pressure in the world, affecting about 46% of adults, the WHO says.

Football's world governing body, Fifa. proposes a two-year ban for Nigerian football administrator Amos Adamu for undisclosed reasons.

West Ham's Andre 'Dede' Ayew admits the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations will be tough but thinks Ghana are among the favourites for the title.

Gunfire is heard in DR Congo's capital as protesters call for President Joseph Kabila to step down.

Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey is banned for five games and fined £100,000 for using racially abusive language.

Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters demanding an end to President Kabila's rule in DR Congo, witnesses say.

Celtic's 13-year-old forward Karamoko Dembele makes his debut for England Under-15s in a 5-2 win over Turkey.

How a meeting between two of the BBC's 100 Women of 2013 lead to an English girl's school reopening in a Kenyan slum