Manchester United beat Zorya Luhansk to reach the last-32 of the Europa League as Henrik Mkhitaryan opens his account.

The South African FA president during the 2010 World Cup has been banned for five years by Fifa in connection with a match-fixing scandal involving the national team.

Giraffes have been classified as vulnerable to extinction. Chester Zoo says humans are to blame.

A resident in Bamenda describes ongoing clashes after weeks of protests against the use of French in courts and schools in English-speaking parts of Cameroon.

President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia surprised the world earlier this month when he lost elections - the BBC's Umaru Fofana looks at the reasons behind his defeat.

Everton boss Ronald Koeman says the loss of winger Yannick Bolasie has increased the need to make signings in January.

Satirist Ikenna Azuike thinks he will be Fifa's new anti-corruption tsar.

Hackers target Ghana electoral commission's website, as votes from tight poll are counted.

A dramatic drop in the giraffe population over the past 30 years leaves them vulnerable to extinction.

In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali considers why the Nigerian president is finding it hard to please anyone.

The first US Somali lawmaker says she was subjected to "hateful" anti-Muslim threats from a taxi driver.

Gcina Mhlope is a traditional storyteller who narrates her tales in four South African languages.