Kevin Anderson believes it could take 10-20 years before Africa produces another Grand Slam contender such as himself. The big South African, ranked at eight in the world, reached the Wimbledon last 16 on Friday for the fourth time. He has already struck a blow for the continent by becoming the first South African man in 33 years to reach a ...

Following yesterday rsquo;s announcement that Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has decided to grant an amnesty to all activists and opposition members jailed from political activity, Amnesty International rsquo;s Campaigner for West Africa Marta Colomer said: ldquo;The president rsquo;s decision to release prison ...

Deep in the heart of a Dutch prison a group of international detainees finish their African-inspired meal before settling in front of a television to watch the latest World Cup football match. Welcome to another day at the red-bricked Building 4, Scheveningen prison complex -- the cell block for those accused of committing the world's worst crim ...

Days before French President Emmanuel Macron visited West and Central African leaders this week to talk security, Islamist fighters sent a defiant message -- a suicide attack on the headquarters of a five-nation force that is supposed to take the lead in fighting terrorism in the region. Last year Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger a ...