Nigeria says it is sheltering Fernando Dias in its embassy in Bissau, citing an imminent threat to his life.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says it is a "fair assumption" that forward Mohamed Salah was unhappy about being an unused substitute against West Ham.

Chinese companies provide jobs and much needed revenue in Zambia, where the disaster took place.

Andre Onana is one of several high-profile players left out of Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations squad, as federation president Samuel Eto'o sacks the manager just weeks before the tournament.

The group has been charged under a law which prohibits people from joining foreign armies.

Anicet Ekane's lawyer says the family was given little explanation - "his wife was just presented the corpse".

History-making African cyclist Biniam Girmay signs for NSN Cycling - the new team co-owned by World Cup winner Andres Iniesta.

A church is raided in central Nigeria and a wedding party in the mostly Muslim north.

The BBC visits a camp where people are taking refuge after the fall of el-Fasher city.

Is this the start of Liverpool's life without Mohamed Salah after he was dropped for the 2-0 win at West Ham, asks chief football writer Phil McNulty.

Parents of kidnapped children know where the bandits hide out, but are too scared to inform the authorities.

South Africa boss Rassie Erasmus admits Eben Etzebeth's eye gouge "didn't look good" after the legendary lock was red-carded against Wales.

World champions South Africa humiliate woeful Wales by inflicting a record home 73-0 defeat on their hosts.

Analysts instead blame criminal gangs for the kidnapping of more than 250 schoolchildren last week.

The war is being fuelled by regional powers and the US president may have some leverage over them.

Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine.

Zambia's government is accused of 'hypocrisy' as fallout from ex-president's death deepens.

The defendants were accused of attempting a coup - but human rights groups say the trial was politically motivated.

A South African allegedly recruited to fight for Russia recounts the horrors of war in Ukraine via voice notes.

Heavyweight Jeamie TKV and his father share a most fascinating family story shaped by poisoning, plots and presidents.