A doctor accused of being involved in a trafficking plot admits he lied about a kidney donor.

Cape Verde become the smallest nation ever to qualify for the Basketball World Cup, joining Angola, Egypt, Ivory Coast and South Sudan as Africa's representatives at this year's tournament.

Cousins Chidera and Onyinye's dream to vote in their first-ever presidential election in Nigeria was cut short by a disturbance.

Bina Jennifer Efidi was hit with a sharp object while she was waiting to vote in Lagos.

Egyptian club Zamalek must find a new president after Mortada Mansour is given a one-month sentence for verbally insulting Mahmoud El Khatib, the president of bitter rivals Al Ahly.

The first of Nigeria's 36 states announces results, with more expected on Monday morning.

Lucrative fishing contracts are at the centre of a corruption trial encompassing both countries.