Frank Butler

Kenya's Julius Yego, who refined his javelin technique watching YouTube videos, says his world title is "unbelievable".

  There was a moment in the aftermath of the Katrine debacle ten years ago when the message that there are a lot of poor in New Orleans and America who are routinely ignored, neglected, and reviled got through. In...

Nigeria's anti-corruption boss Ibrahim Lamorde denies allegations that $5bn (£3.2bn) has gone missing at the commission he heads.

A Chinese state-owned engineering company signs a deal with Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, to build factories for his cement company.

South Sudan's President Kiir signs a long-awaited peace deal with rebels, despite voicing his reservations, after a UN threat of sanctions.

South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk holds off LaShawn Merritt and Kirani James to win a high-class 400m final.

The Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, is heckled by opposition MPs as he delivers his state of the nation address in parliament.

Fifty bodies found in hold of migrant ship off Libya, Italian coastguard say.

Botswana's court of appeal upholds a ruling that foreign prisoners should receive free treatment for HIV/Aids, rights lawyers say.

Two Kenyan runners test positive for doping at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing, the IAAF announces.