Nigeria’s female basketball players promised $100,000 cash award and apartment

Members of Nigeria’s national female basketball team are to receive a cash reward of $100,000 (£75,000) each following their victory at the Fiba Women’s AfroBasket Championship over the weekend in…

Ghanaian artist Shatta Wale’s Lamborghini surrendered over alleged linked to US fraud

Ghanaian authorities have taken possession of a luxury car allegedly linked to proceeds of crime from popular musician Charles Nii Armah, better known as Shatta Wale, following a request from…

Ghana helicopter crash kills minister of defence

Thomas Naadi BBC News in Accra Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News in London Ghana Armed Forces + Ministry of Science Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah (l) and Environment, Science and…

Tanzanians mourn former speaker who resigned amid debt row

Tanzanians are mourning veteran politician and former Speaker of Parliament Job Ndugai, who became the first to resign from the role after a public fallout with the president. Ndugai, who…

Adrian de Wet walks free as he turns state witness

South Africa’s state prosecutor has officially withdrawn charges against one of the farm workers accused of killing two black woman and feeding their bodies to pigs. Adrian de Wet was…

Mido: Former Tottenham Hotspur striker honing Egyptian talent for Europe

Mido has around 100 boys at The Maker and is aiming to expand the project to include girls. He says working on mental strength and adaptability is crucial to give…

Zambia dismisses US health warning after toxic spill in Kitwe’s copper mining area

The Zambian government has dismissed claims of dangerous pollution in the Copperbelt mining region, following safety concerns raised by the US embassy. On Wednesday, the US embassy issued a health…

Amref plane crash kills six people in Nairobi, Kenyan official says

Six people have been killed after a light aircraft belonging to a medical charity crashed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, according to a local official. Charity Amref Flying Doctors said the…

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