Isaac Kaledzi

The outspoken critic of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was on Monday denied bail and continues to remain in detention after she was charged with inciting insurrection against the state.

Angst-ridden letters from a young Barack Obama to his girlfriend reveal a 20-something plagued by insecurities about race, class and money.

Togolese striker Francis Kone has been honoured by Fifa for his life-saving actions in a Czech league match.

Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's best male player at the 2017 Best Fifa Football Awards in London.

The Gambia has joined the opposition in Togo to call on Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe to resign as agitations continue in the West African nation for an end to the Gnassingbe dynasty which has lasted for 50 years.

A South African court will on Friday sentence two white farmers, Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson who have been convicted of assault, attempted murder, kidnapping and intimidation.

Everton have sacked manager Ronald Koeman after Sunday's 5-2 home defeat by Arsenal left them in the Premier League relegation zone.

Another big company in South Africa has broken ties with the global auditing firm KPMG following the company's recent involvement with the controversial Guptas accused of securing contracts from the government through undue influence from President Jacob Zuma.

Pope Francis on Sunday called for constructive dialogue in Kenya where he said he was following the situation with "close attention" over disputed elections.

Nivea has ignited a social media firestorm for its ‘visibly fairer skin’ billboard in Accra. Throughout Sunday, a social media campaign was launched in which African women posted selfies next to the Nivea billboard with the hash tags: #NiveaTakeItDown and #ILoveMYShadeofBrown.