Veteran Ghanaian actor Samuel Ruffy Quansah returned to Ghana after years in the US, sparking nostalgia as fans celebrated his new look and iconic Tigo advert.
At least 24 schoolchildren are feared dead after a stampede broke out as they tried to escape a fire at two schools in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
A viral video of a young man who has been captured on camera displaying weird moves during a church service has gone viral on the internet. Watch the clip.
The African Union on Sunday called for an unconditional ceasefire in northern Ethiopia and urged the warring parties to "recommit" to peace talks, as violence intensifies in the Tigray region.
NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, one of the best defenders in the league's history, is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, the league announced Saturday. "Dikembe Mutombo is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumor," the NBA said in a statement issued on behalf of Mutombo's family.
Jockeys from the southern African kingdom of Lesotho Saturday gathered with their mounts in the mountain village of Semonkong to compete on one of the continent's highest racetracks. At more than 2,200 metres (7,200 feet) above sea level, the high plateaus of Semonkong in central Lesotho play host to a nationally famous racetrack.
Thousands of Tunisians demonstrated Saturday in the capital Tunis, denouncing a power grab by President Kais Saied and demanding accountability for the country's long-running economic crisis. Saied's power grab was welcomed by some Tunisians tired of what they saw as a fractious and corrupt system established after the 2011 revolution that ousted late dictator Zine El Abidine Ali.
Guided by the broad beam of a torch light, four beekeepers softly tread towards a wooden hive atop a mango tree in Bossangoa, a town in northwestern Central African Republic. "In Bossangoa, there are many shea trees, mango trees, papaya trees, grapefruit trees, banana trees...
Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa trounced La Passe of the Seychelles 8-1 on Friday, but just missed equalling the record overall winning margin for a CAF Champions League qualifier. The record 16-1 margin for a Champions League qualifier was achieved by Sundowns in the 2020 edition when they thrashed another Seychellois club, Cote d'Or 11-1 at home and 5-0 away.
Last year's Boston marathon winner Diana Chemtai Kipyokei and her Kenyan teammate Betty Wilson Lempus have been provisionally suspended over anti-doping rule violations, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Friday.
The northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara has imposed a local lockdown and closed some markets and highways amid restrictions to contain renewed attacks by bandit militias after the breakdown of a peace deal, officials said. Zamfara, one of the worst hit by the bandit violence, had enjoyed a lull in attacks following peace deal with the gunmen, including with powerful warlord Bello Turji.
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