South African police have arrested five Mexican nationals following a raid on a large-scale crystal meth lab discovered on a remote farm, authorities confirmed on Monday. The operation, carried out...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday granted a presidential pardon to prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, a British-Egyptian who has spent much of the past decade behind bars, according...

Nigeria’s U-20 women’s national team, the Super Falconets, boosted their chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland with a narrow 1-0 win over Rwanda...

Kwara United kicked off their 2025/26 CAF Confederation Cup campaign with a narrow 4-3 defeat to Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko in a thrilling first-leg encounter at the Baba Yara Stadium,...

A senior aide to Djibouti’s long-serving president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, has resigned, accusing the government of democratic backsliding and nepotism. In a statement seen on Monday, Alexis Mohamed, a close...

The Presidency has dismissed claims that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu intends to remain in office beyond May 28, 2031, stressing that the president is committed to upholding democratic principles. In...

The 2025 Ballon d’Or will be awarded tonight in Paris, and all eyes are on Ousmane Dembele, the bookmakers’ favourite to claim football’s most prestigious individual prize. The 28-year-old winger...

Kenya celebrated a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, with Sabastian Sawe storming to victory in the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru clinching the women’s crown. Sawe, 30,...

Malawi’s former President, Peter Mutharika, has taken an early lead in the country’s presidential election, according to provisional results. Figures released from nine of Malawi’s 36 councils indicate that Mutharika...

Botswana has declared a national holiday to celebrate its historic victory in the men’s 4x400 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, becoming the first African nation to...