October 24

• Africa: Tricky Draws for Soccer's Africa Cup of Nations

  Hosts South Africa have been handed a tricky draw in the group stages of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations to be played from January 19 to February 10, while Ghana's Black Stars face... Read more »

January 31

• Cote d'Ivoire/Angola: Efficient Elephants Defeat Frustrated Antelopes

  Angola's failure to reach the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations will come as a great disappointment to a side who believed they had the ability even perhaps to go... Read more »

January 30

• Cote d'Ivoire/Angola: Elephants Go Through, Palancas Negras Narrowly Miss Knockout Stage

  A second string Cote d'Ivoire side beat Angola 2-0 in Malabo on Monday to finish top of Group B at the African Nations Cup finals and also eliminate their opponents. Read more »

January 29

• Cote d'Ivoire/Angola: Katou Fit to Play Angola But Will He?

  Salomon Kalou is expected to be fit for Cote d'Ivoire's last Group B game at the African Nations Cup against Angola on Monday but might be rested as a precaution. Read more »

January 27

• Africa: Death Knell for Desert Hawks

  Sudan again displayed the potential that has been increasingly evident from their football over recent years but their failure to beat Angola in their African Nations Cup Group B... Read more »

January 26

• Angola/Sudan: Palancas Negras Held to Draw By Calamity

  Angola twice threw away the lead as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Sudan in their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group C encounter at the Nuevo Estadio de Malabo on Thursday. Read more »

January 25

• Sudan/Angola: Desert Hawks Aim to Break 40-Year Winless Streak

  Sudan might have lost their opening African Nations Cup finals match to Cote d'Ivoire but the competitive way in which they played the 90 minutes has given them the belief they can... Read more »

January 23

• Angola/Burkina Faso: Antelopes Accused of 'Anti-Football'

  Accusations of gamesmanship and just how tolerant referees can be towards a litany of late injuries in the game is now under stark spotlight at the African Nations Cup after... Read more »

• Angola/Burkina Faso: Marginally Better Southern Africans Beat Burkinabe

  Angola defeated Burkina Faso 2-1 in their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash at the Nuevo Estadio de Malabo in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday night. Read more »

January 21

• Angola/Burkina Faso: Antelopes, Stallions in Crucial Face-Off

  Angola and Burkina Faso meet in their opening Group B tie at the African Nations Cup knowing the result could well determine the destiny of the rest of their tournament. Read more »

November 14, 2011

• Angola: Criminal Complaint Lodged Charging Generals With Crimes Against Humanity [document]

  Angolan anti-corruption campaigner Rafael Marques de Morais has filed a criminal complaint with the attorney-general of Angola against two diamond mining companies and their... Read more »

November 6, 2011

• South Africa: Polio-Fighting Breakdancer Defies Gravity to Awe Crowds

  In moves dance festival organisers in this seaside city described as "verging on impossible", the hip-hop dancer's feet rarely touched the floor, as he used his hands, push-up... Read more »

August 12, 2011

• Africa: Continent's New Middle Class Lures Investment [guest column]

  For too long, the story of Africa has been about government corruption, war and disease. Economic news was also bad. From 1975 to 1995, the continent was mired in negative growth,... Read more »

July 21, 2011

• Africa: Campaign Against Polio at Risk

  The effort to eradicate polio is on "knife's edge". Read more »