Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, will still receive his tournament fee from Fifa in full.

An outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo involves a rare species of the virus and is in an area affected by conflict.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 21-month old son died in a Lagos hospital, which she says is trying to stop an inquest into the circumstances of his death.

Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar's death highlights continuing security challenges facing parts of the country.

The DR Congo national team arrived in Houston in style, sporting black suits featuring bold leopard-print lapels.

Shamrock Rovers defender Lee Grace tells BBC Sport of his pride at seeing his friend and defensive partner Roberto 'Pico' Lopes preparing for the World Cup with Cape Verde.

Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u was in Nanyuki to fetch a school uniform on Tuesday, his mother says.

Bola Tinubu was addressing the nation on Democracy Day, marking the return to civilian rule in 1999.

Former captain Dean Furman says South Africa were "miles off it" in their World Cup opener against Mexico, as many on the continent 'hate-watch' Bafana Bafana.

Former two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay is banned for four months after admitting the presence of a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition test.

Southwark Council in south London takes possession of a property linked to Sierra Leone's Fatima Bio.

The taunting reflects anger from parts of the continent over reports of xenophobia in South Africa.

Satellite images show construction of a US-built Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya.

Morocco forward Abde Ezzalzouli and defender Nayef Aguerd withdraw from their squad because of injury, two days before their World Cup opener against Brazil.

Nigeria is the latest African state to repatriate citizens following reports of xenophobic attacks.

Rights groups accuse the RSF paramilitary group of killing civilians in el-Obeid, a city on the civil war's front line.

Somali referee Omar Artan is appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa later this summer after being denied a spot at the World Cup.

Omar Artan, the World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the US, was greeted by large crowds of supporters and officials in the capital Mogadishu.

James Lewis is dribbling a football from Morocco to Staffordshire to return in time for the World Cup final.