Former Zambia boss Roald Poulsen holds a "special place" in the hearts of fans after helping rebuild the squad after a 1993 plane crash.

Climate change is wreaking havoc on farmers in Nigeria.

With Ghana in danger of missing out on the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2004, how can the fortunes of the Black Stars be improved?

People who had rushed to the scene to collect the leaking petrol were engulfed in flames.

Destiny Africa performs at a school in Suffolk as part of its UK tour.

Charles Emogor set up a charity to highlight the vulnerability of the world's most trafficked mammal.

Until 2021, Uganda had only four paediatric surgeons and a just a few children’s hospital beds for the entire country. In 2020, the mortality rate for children under five was 43 per 1,000 births, compared to three per 1,000 in the UK. The Children’s Hospital of Entebbe, funded by the Italian NGO, Emergency, and designed by world famous architect Renzo Piano, was established in 2021 to change the situation. Ugandan Journalist Lulu Jemimah visits the hospital, on the shore of Lake Victoria, to ask whether one hospital is enough to reset the future for Uganda's children.

Avenue Charles de Gaulle in Niamey is now Avenue Djibo Bakary after the city's first post-independence mayor.

The Senate trial decides whether or not Kenya's deputy president will be removed from office.

Pule Mabe is among seven suspects facing a criminal sentence over a £1.2m government tender.

Sudan's performances in qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations bring pride and joy to a country affected by civil war, says Abobaker Eisa.

When complete, the museum will showcase more than 100,000 objects, including treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

Climate change is wreaking havoc on farmers in Nigeria.

The BBC’s Mohanad Hashim, in Sudan for the first time since the war began, sees what has happened to his childhood neighbourhood.

A 14-year-old child has achieved global fame for her efforts to tackle climate change.

Sadio Mane's winner secures Senegal's qualification for Afcon 2025, while Angola, DR Congo and Egypt also book their place at the finals.

Libya's football federation criticises its Nigerian counterpart after the Super Eagles boycott Tuesday's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

The denial follows a newspaper report that rebels were "benefiting from discreet" support from Kyiv.

The Duchess of Edinburgh visits Chad and hears the experiences of women who have escaped violence in Sudan.

Falling launch costs have given African nations a chance to send their own satellites into orbit.