Nigeria continues to search for nearly 300 schoolchildren taken in the northern town of Kuriga.
MMA fighter Francis Ngannou says he intends to continue in boxing despite a heavy loss to Anthony Joshua on Friday.
Twice in a week, gangs of motorcycle-riding armed men kidnapped hundreds of people in the north.
Anthony Joshua delivers the most powerful statement to the heavyweight division with a destructive second-round knockout win over Francis Ngannou.
The US says the workers were legally admitted to the country to support democratic reform.
For the first time, two African documentary feature films are up for an Oscar.
Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary and follow live text updates as Anthony Joshua faces Francis Ngannou in a heavyweight bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
As the 13th African Games begin in Ghana, BBC Sport Africa speaks to stars and key figures about the event’s potentially uncertain future.
As Francis Ngannou aims to derail Anthony Joshua's plans of recapturing a world title, BBC Sport asks the boxing world for their predictions.
Boxer Cindy Ngamba tells BBC Sport about her journey from Cameroon to England and the challenges she has faced in trying to earn a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.
Zambia forward Barbra Banda joins Orlando Pride for £581,000 - the second-most expensive women's transfer in history.
Fredrick Omungu opened his business in the morning to discover the animal hiding under the counter.
Dozens of gunmen ride through the school seizing children as young as eight, witnesses say.
Kelly Smith appears in court on trafficking charges following the disappearance of her six-year-old.
People in Francis Ngannou's hometown in Cameroon, Batie, are confident their man can beat Anthony Joshua when the two fight in Saudi Arabia.
The country is demanding that the US lifts the new measures against President Mnangagwa and others.
Niger's army chief says it will be operational as soon as possible, without giving details of its size.
As Anthony Joshua prepares to face Cameroon's Francis Ngannou, the Nigerian town of Sagamu will be rooting for the man it sees as its own.
A bill that will impose jail terms for simply identifying as LGBTQ+ is terrifying the gay community.
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