Africa’s megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk
LAGOS, Nigeria — Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into…
Osimhen sends Nigeria to Africa Cup semifinals with win over Algeria
RABAT, Morocco — Victor Osimhen scored one goal and set up another for Nigeria to down Algeria 2-0…
Senegal edges 10-man Mali to book Africa Cup semifinal
RABAT, Morocco — Iliman Ndiaye’s first-half strike was enough for Senegal to beat 10-man Mali 1-0 in their…
Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships arrive in South Africa for naval drills as tensions run high
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships arrived in South African waters for a week…
Algeria’s Amoura regrets mocking Congo’s Lumumba statue fan at Africa Cup
RABAT, Morocco — Algeria player Mohamed Amoura says he meant no disrespect after he appeared to mock the…
Tottenham expects injured Ghana forward Mohammed Kudus to miss three months
LONDON — Ghana forward Mohammed Kudus is expected to miss about three months because of a leg injury,…
Protesters in South Africa condemn US intervention in Venezuela, call for Maduro’s release
PRETORIA — Dozens of people gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in the South African capital Thursday to protest…
World Cup qualification shines as new objective for Congo after Africa Cup
RABAT, Morocco — The World Cup glitters as a new objective for Congo after its elimination from the…
The Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal lineup is completed
RABAT, Morocco — And then there were eight. The Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal lineup was finalized Tuesday…
With famous dad’s support, Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane finding his own path at the Africa Cup
RABAT, Morocco — Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane is trying to do his own thing at the Africa Cup…
Salah seals Egypt win over Benin to reach Africa Cup quarterfinals
RABAT, Morocco — Mohamed Salah scored with the last kick in extra time to seal’s Egypt’s 3-1 win…
Driving instructors teach students to dodge danger on Zimbabwe roads
HARARE, Zimbabwe — When Tafara Muvhevhi, a Zimbabwean driving instructor, began work 16 years ago, his job was…