South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugeespublished at 22:09 British Summer Time 9 May
Reports say the first set of white South Africans could arrive in the US next week.
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South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugeespublished at 22:09 British Summer Time 9 May
Mercenary and coup plotter Simon Mann diespublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 9 May
21:06 BST 9 MayHe was arrested in 2004 after being part of a failed coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's ruler.
Read MorePreachers and players: Africa's top shotspublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 9 May
17:46 BST 9 MayA selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Read MoreTop Liberian doctor struck off over qualification doubtspublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 9 May
15:45 BST 9 MayThe head of Liberia's doctors' association has not provided proof of his medical degree, the regulatory body says.
Read MoreZambia says it is tackling 'systematic' theft after US slashes medical aidpublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 9 May
13:42 BST 9 MayThe US scraps more than $50m worth of malaria, HIV and TB drug donations, saying they are being stolen.
Read MoreCisse's plan to revive Libya's footballing fortunespublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 9 May
12:08 BST 9 MayAfrica Cup of Nations-winning coach Aliou Cisse says he is a "man of a project" as he bids to take Libya to the tournament in 2027.
Read MoreSouth Africa appoint Conrad as all-format coachpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 9 May
11:36 BST 9 MaySouth Africa name Shukri Conrad as their head coach in limited-overs cricket, expanding his role as lead of the Test side.
Read MoreCharity linked to Prince Harry admits human rights abuses in Congo parkpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 8 May
18:38 BST 8 MayAfrican Parks acknowledged its rangers committed human rights abuses in Congo-Brazzaville.
Read MoreShock as missing South African journalist's decomposed body foundpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 8 May
16:32 BST 8 MayHuman remains, believed to be that of a journalist and his partner, have been found by police.
Read MoreBenin's bid to become a cycling powerpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 8 May
16:10 BST 8 MayThe Benin Cycling Federation hopes to discover new talent and raise the profile of the sport on a continent largely dominated by football.
Read MoreUS judge blocks plan to deport migrants to Libyapublished at 10:04 British Summer Time 8 May
10:04 BST 8 MayThe order comes after lawyers expressed alarm that the US was planning to deport migrants to the North African country "immediately".
Read MoreIs Ivory Coast's red card politics an own goal for democracy?published at 01:07 British Summer Time 8 May
01:07 BST 8 MayWhy ex-bank boss Tidjane Thiam has been barred from seeking the Ivorian presidency - and the potential fallout.
Read MoreSouth African opposition politician hits out after failing to get UK visapublished at 20:56 British Summer Time 7 May
20:56 BST 7 MayThe UK Home Office was unable to process Julius Malema's application in time for his trip, the High Commission says.
Read MoreGang who smuggled thousands of queen ants sentenced in Kenyapublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 7 May
15:23 BST 7 MayThe four suspects – two Belgians, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan – were arrested last month with 5,000 ants.
Read MoreHow 'sub-10 king' Simbine shed his nearly man tag published at 11:38 British Summer Time 7 May
11:38 BST 7 MayAfter securing Olympic relay and World Indoor medals, South African sprint star Akani Simbine says he has "never given up on trying to be the best".
Read MoreSudan cuts ties with UAE over alleged paramilitary supportpublished at 09:15 British Summer Time 7 May
09:15 BST 7 MayThe army has repeatedly accused the Gulf nation of backing the RSF, something which the UAE denies.
Read MoreMourning mother's anger at Kenyan migrant smugglerspublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 7 May
01:00 BST 7 MayA new people-smuggling route opens up crossing a lake into Kenya, but it is proving deadly for some Eritreans.
Read MoreBallance joins Zimbabwe staff for England Testpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 6 May
16:45 BST 6 MayFormer batter Gary Ballance will be part of Zimbabwe's coaching staff during the four-day Test against England later this month.
Read MoreSudan paramilitary attacks leave key city without powerpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 6 May
16:38 BST 6 MayThe drones also hit the civilian section of Port Sudan's airport, a fuel depot and a major hotel.
Read MoreNdayishimiye knew football was route from 'unimaginable poverty'published at 15:44 British Summer Time 6 May
15:44 BST 6 MayNice and Burundi defender Youssouf Ndayishimiye says he always hoped football would prove to be his route out of "unimaginable poverty".
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