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18.08.2026 01:40 BBC Sport Africa looks at some of the key takeaways from Wafcon 2026 as Cameroon crowned first-time champions despite not qualifying for the finals.

17.08.2026 21:10 The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, caused by a rare species of Ebola called Bundibugyo.

17.08.2026 16:51 Manchester City are in advanced talks with Lille over a move for Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi.

17.08.2026 12:30 Coventry City agree a deal worth about £17m for Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi.

17.08.2026 04:10 Ghana has become Africa's leading voice in telling the world that Western nations owe reparations

16.08.2026 23:41 Marie Ngah Manga scores twice as Cameroon cruise to a 3-0 win over Malawi and claim a first ever Women's Africa Cup of Nations title.

15.08.2026 22:20 Security had been stepped up amid suggestions on social media of a second mass crossing on Saturday.

15.08.2026 17:21 Zimbabwean novelist Sue Nyathi self-funded her debut novel and now asks who can afford to write at all.

15.08.2026 12:32 Fans in Cameroon want a statue built for Michaely Bihina after she made four penalty saves against Morocco to help Cameroon reach the 2026 Wafcon final.

15.08.2026 08:40 The electoral commission said violence had "resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers".

15.08.2026 04:00 Kevin Rideout, who was kidnapped outside his home in the capital last October, is now with US officials.

14.08.2026 23:40 Sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga are the undoubted stars of Malawi's unexpected run to the final of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

14.08.2026 19:51 It paves the way for the release of Succès Masra from prison where he had been sentenced to 20 years.

14.08.2026 15:21 South Africa and Ghana progress to an inter-confederation qualifier for the 2027 Women's World Cup, but Nigeria will miss the tournament for the first time.

14.08.2026 10:51 France is yet to comment on Yann Vezilier's pardon and previously called the accusations "unfounded".