Samuel Fabin, who took Ghana to the quarter-finals of the U-17 World Cup in 2017, is appointed as Uganda's coach ahead of next month's U-17 Nations Cup.

Nigerian 'currency artist' Ezeanyika Anthony Chibuzor found life a struggle after moving to London.

The coach of Cameroonian top-flight side Yong Sports Academy of Bamenda, Emmanuel Ndoumbe Bosso, is released after being abducted by gunmen.

Netherlands-born Oussma Idrissi receives clearance from Fifa to swap national allegiances and play for Morocco.

The president of Mozambique has declared Cyclone Idai "a humanitarian disaster of great proportion".

Rescue operations continue to recover survivors from the floods caused by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.

Millions of people were in the direct path of the cyclone which struck last week.

The coach of Cameroonian top-flight side Yong Sports Academy of Bamenda, Emmanuel Ndoumbe Bosso is abducted by unidentified gunmen.

The aviation giant tells airlines it will have new software to control the controversial MCAS system.

The Kenyan government says more than a million people face food shortages because of the drought.

A 50km-wide stretch of land in central Mozambique is under water, an aerial survey has shown.

A record nine countries including Brazil, Japan and South Africa tell Fifa they want to host the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Model Judith Heard was arrested under Uganda's Anti-Pornography Act, which critics say victimises women.

Playing safe and free, learning English and forming bonds in a foreign country - how Middlesbrough are influencing the lives of refugees and asylum seekers.

Rescue teams have arrived in Mozambique where as many as 1,000 people could have died following Cyclone Idai.

Congolese star Koffi Olomidé is given a two-year suspended jail term by a French court.

Caf declines a request from the Liberia FA to move Sunday's crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier away from the DR Congo because of Ebola concerns.

One person has died and nearly 200 others are in hospital after being given a "super cereal" mix.

Cameroon head coach Clarence Seedorf says he is addressing the team's goal-scoring worries ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Comoros.

Senegal's Montpellier forward Souleymane Camara becomes the first player to score in 15 different seasons in France's Ligue 1 in the 21st century.