The Somali Football Federation sacks coach Abdellatif Saleft after less than three weeks in charge and hours before a friendly against Djibouti.

The BBC charts the dramatic changes and challenges facing the country as it goes to the polls.

Kei Kamara scores the crucial penalty as Sierra Leone beat Benin 1-0 to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 25 years.

A suicide bomber targeted a queue of new recruits waiting outside the base, a witness says.

Many of those digging in KwaHlathi village in South Africa believe the stones are precious jewels.

Several children are missing after becoming separated from their family while fleeing the lava flows.

Prime Minister and Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed faces his first electoral test since taking office.

Yemeni fishermen have reportedly recovered 25 bodies, but the fate of dozens more remains unknown.

The Tigray fighting has shattered the overseas reputation of Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

The activity of the Allied Democratic Forces has recently taken on a more global jihadist dimension.

Every year thousands of migrants risk it all on the perilous journey from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia.

MPs brawled after failing to agree on a new president, showing how elusive political unity remains.