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19.07.2025 04:50 Ibtissam Jraidi's double helps the Atlas Lionesses to a 3-1 win, setting up a last-four meeting against either Algeria or Ghana at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

19.07.2025 00:01 Nigeria put in a sublime performance to beat Zambia 5-0 and reach the semi-finals at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

18.07.2025 18:50 Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri is accused of murder, torture and rape at a prison in Tripoli.

18.07.2025 14:10 Nigerian MMA fighter and police officer Juliet Ukah will be part of the first Professional Fighters League event in Africa on Saturday.

17.07.2025 23:21 Ruth Chepngetich, the women's marathon world record holder, is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for a banned substance.

17.07.2025 23:21 Ons Jabeur says she is to take a "step back" from tennis for her own wellbeing as she has not "felt happy on court for some time now".

17.07.2025 18:30 Critics say women's bodies should not be policed in the name of cultural pride.

17.07.2025 18:30 The authorities said the body was a waste of money - the junta leader is set to stay in power for four years.

17.07.2025 13:20 BBC Sport Africa previews the quarter-finals at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

17.07.2025 08:50 The meteorite was discovered in Niger in November 2023 and is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars recovered on Earth.

17.07.2025 04:01 President Ramaphosa's special envoy has reportedly been rejected by the US, in the latest sign of frosty relations.

17.07.2025 04:01 The Duke of Sussex visited a mine-clearing charity in Angola once supported by Princess Diana.

16.07.2025 23:00 Holders South Africa and nine-time champions Nigeria are among the big-hitters in the Wafcon 2024 quarter-finals.

16.07.2025 18:21 While advancing a bill to claw back $9bn in federal spending, lawmakers spare the Pepfar programme from cuts.

16.07.2025 13:31 The five people convicted of serious crimes come from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen, the US says.