Celebrations as South Africa reach World Cup knockout stages for the first time
Fans were ecstatic as South Africa qualified for the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time in…
Who is the African World Cup goalscorer older than Ronaldo and Messi?
Cristiano Ronaldo may have scored at a record sixth Fifa World Cup, but there is one piece of history which…
Banned South African swimmer’s daughters to realise family’s Commonwealth Games dream
Annette Cowley Nel’s dreams of winning a swimming gold at the 1986 Commonwealth Games were dashed by a political storm.…
Kenya to charge students with murder over deadly school fire
Kenyan prosecutors say they are preparing to charge several students with the murder of their schoolmates following a suspected school…
‘VAR went for a coffee’ – should Ghana have had penalty against England?
“Once again VAR went for a coffee.” Ghana may have been celebrating a gutsy goalless draw with England on Tuesday…
Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘weapon of war’ in Sudan, UN says
El-Obeid, where about 200,000 are taking refuge after fleeing other areas hit by violence, has now become one of the…
Niger pulls out of International Criminal Court after calling it neo-colonialist
Niger has officially submitted its request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), nine months after announcing its intent…
Kenya minister halts construction of US-backed Ebola quarantine centre
Kenya’s Health Minister Aden Duale has halted the construction of a controversial US-funded Ebola quarantine facility in the country a…
Zambia ex-president’s family wins latest legal battle over what should happen to his body
More than a year after the death of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu, his family have won their appeal to…
Unpaid bonuses and food issues – what’s going on inside Senegal camp?
“If I lose even a second of my belief that I can win the World Cup with Senegal, I will…