The achievements of Richard Leakey, who has died aged 77, were as remarkable as they were diverse.

Ex-Newcastle midfielder Lee Clark says he saw promising signs for Sudan during his three months coaching in the country.

The Kenyan, who died at 77, was famous for his campaigns against poaching and work on human fossils.

The mother and baby are doing well, after airport staff found the boy during a routine check.

Kadialy Kouyate is a Senegalese kora player teaching the only university-led course in the UK.

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum. Thousands marched against a recent deal he had done to share power with the army, who staged a coup in October.

Many aren't surprised at the resignation as the country is in the middle of political deadlock. Widespread pro-democracy protests followed October's coup, with dozens of people paying with their lives for challenging the military. During the latest protests over the weekend at least two people were shot dead by the security forces during demonstrations in the city of Omdurman, while in Khartoum, the authorities fired tear gas and stun grenades at tens of thousands of protestors outside the presidential palace.

It is another blow to Sudan's fragile attempts at a transition to democratic rule after a popular uprising led to the overthrow of Sudan's long-term authoritarian President Omar al-Bashir in 2019.

Kholood Khair, a partner at Insight Strategy Partners - a Sudanese "think-and-do-tank" - explains the implications of Hamdok's resignation for Sudan's pro-democracy movement and for relations with neighbouring countries such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

"There is no way for the generals to pretend this is a partnership any longer - it's very clearly a continuation of the coup."

Photo: Protesters march during a rally against military rule in Khartoum, Sudan December 30, 2021 Credit: Reuters

Police in Cape Town say a man faces several charges over the fire and will appear in court on Tuesday.

Algeria, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast are in Group E of the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Cameroon on 9 January.

Nigeria, Egypt, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau are in Group D of the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Cameroon on 9 January.

Video footage shows a plume of black smoke filling the sky in the South African city of Cape Town.

Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira will not confirm if three of his players will be available for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.

After sacking their coach just four weeks before the Africa Cup of Nations, Seyi Olofinjana says Nigeria need better forward planning.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the Nobel Peace Prize winner was "the spiritual father of our new nation".

The anti-apartheid campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize winner died last Sunday, aged 90.

Morocco, Ghana, Comoros and Gabon are in Group C of the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Cameroon on 9 January.

As the last of South Africa's moral giants is laid to rest, some say now is time to break the mould.

In line with his eco-friendly beliefs, the water-based process uses a tenth of the energy of cremation.

Delaine Mentoor on making water polo history at the Tokyo Olympics and juggling motherhood with coaching South Africa women.

Mauritania name 16-year-old Beyatt Lekweiry in their squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, while Malawi draw heavily on locally-based talent.

Watford's Emmanuel Dennis and fellow striker Victor Osimhen both drop out of Nigeria's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.