Hansie Cronje, match-fixing and the plane crash which left a complex legacy for South Africa and cricket
When Delhi police released transcripts of recorded conversations between Cronje and Indian bookmaker Sanjeev Chawlar in early April 2000 it was met with denials from the man himself and South…
Tour de France Femmes: Kim le Court takes yellow jersey with first African stage win
Kim le Court became the first African to win a stage at the Tour de France Femmes, with her victory on stage five meaning she also took the yellow jersey…
Donald Trump aid cuts could push Nigerians into the arms of Boko Haram militants
Anne Soy BBC News in Gwoza Kyla Herrmannsen / BBC This is the last handout of food to the many thousands sheltering from Boko Haram in Gwoza Drastic cuts to…
Spanish side agree four-year shirt sponsorship deal
Barcelona players will have “DR Congo – Heart of Africa” emblazoned on the back of their training shirts from the start of next season, after the top Spanish football team…
Is it legal for US to deport foreign criminals to the continent?
Getty Images Military planes have been used to fly migrants from the US, including to Honduras in January The US administration has turned to the African continent as another destination…
Africa’s week in pictures: 25
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: FAREED KOTB / ANADOLU / GETTY IMAGES Bathers float on salt lakes in the Siwa Oasis,…
‘I felt an unspoken pressure to smile’
Megha Mohan Gender and identity correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images During a meeting at her office in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, 24-year-old Faith suddenly became nervous – reluctant to…
First Ugandan national joins women’s rugby league team in York
Fiona Callow BBC News, Yorkshire Craig Hawkhead Photography Peace Lekuru moved from Uganda to Yorkshire to join York Valkyrie A female rugby player has made history as the first Ugandan…
BBC Africa Eye’s secret filming exposes the ‘madams’ of Maai Mahiu
Njeri Mwangi BBC Africa Eye in Maai Mahiu Tamasin Ford BBC Africa Eye BBC Nyambura (left) and Cheptoo (right) told undercover investigators how they exposed children to prostitution in Maai…
Tanzania’s Aisha Masaka boosted by social media during injury-hit season
Masaka’s position as an East African trailblazer in English football has increased her profile back in her homeland, something she is keen to capitalise on to promote the women’s game.…