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September 02
Nigeria: Coach Tells of Pride in Nigeria's Historic Para Badminton Bronze
Nigeria-born Mariam Eniola Bolaji and her Spanish coach were celebrating the athlete's bronze medal success in the para badminton on Tuesday - a first for an African player. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Wins Africa's First Paralympic Medal in Badminton
Nigerian teenager Mariam Eniola Bolaji on Monday became the first player from Africa to win a medal in badminton at the Paralympic or Olympic Games. Read more »
August 17
Algeria: Algeria Welcomes Home Gold-Winner Imane Khelif
Huge crowds have welcomed home controversial Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif to her native region of Tiaret southwest of Algiers after her triumphant return from Paris. Read more »
August 08
Africa: Tebogo Races Into Legend As First African Man to Claim Olympic 200m Title
Letsile Tebogo from Botswana entered legend on Thursday night when he became the first man from Africa to win the 200m at an Olympîc Games. Read more »
August 07
Senegal: Senegal Sets Dynamic Pace to Prepare for Youth Olympics in Dakar 2026
Senegal is just one of many countries represented at the Africa Station - a hub for athletes and fans during the Paris Olympics, situated on Île Saint-Denis, north of Paris.… Read more »
August 04
Algeria: Algerian Teen Nemour Makes History With Uneven Bars Olympic Gold
Algerian teenager Kaylia Nemour conjured up "the performance of her life" to become the first African to win an Olympic gymnastics medal with gold on the uneven bars on Sunday. Read more »
July 30
Africa: The Africa Station, an Olympic Haven for Athletes, Fans and Journalists
The Africa Station, in Île-Saint-Denis, north of Paris, opened its doors to the public a few days before the Paris 2024 opening ceremony, in partnership with France… Read more »
July 27
Africa: Who Are the African Athletes to Watch Out for At Paris Olympics?
Africa is represented in most disciplines at the Paris Games and every athlete is striving for a medal. RFI looks at a selection of the favourites. Read more »
February 03
Africa: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations - 5 Things We Learned On Day 21 - Reporters Without Order
Tournament organisers have told journalists to behave like sensible individuals. How out of touch are these people? Read more »
February 01
Africa: DRC and Guinea Revel in Unexpected Surge to Last Eight At Africa Cup of Nations
In a tournament of surprises that have run from acid trip translucence into the zany, Democratic Republic of Congo versus Guinea in the quarter-finals ranks as pure psychedelia. Read more »
January 24
Cote d'Ivoire: Gasset Fired As Ivorians Wait for Fate At Africa Cup of Nations
Ivorian football chiefs on Wednesday sacked the national football team head coach Jean-Louis Gasset despite his players having a slim chance of qualification for the knockout… Read more »
January 22
Africa: Salah Delays Rehab to Support Egypt During Cape Verde Crunch At Cup of Nations
Egypt skipper Mohamed Salah will head back to English Premier League pacesetters Liverpool for treatment on his injured left leg after watching his Egypt teammates play their… Read more »
January 19
Africa: Ekong Penalty Edges Nigeria Past Cote d'Ivoire At Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria regathered their pride on Thursday night with a 1-0 victory over hosts Cote d'Ivoire to take them joint top of Group A with four points after two games at the 2023 Africa… Read more »
January 17
Africa: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations - 5 Things We Learned On Day 4 - Don't Be a Big Team
The likes of Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt and Ghana and Cameroon haven't been able to dispose of supposedly inferior teams in their opening round of matches. Tunisia went full immersion… Read more »
October 12, 2023
Africa: Top African Teams Discover Their Group Stage Adversaries At 2023 Cup of Nations
African football supremos made the draw on Thursday night for the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations during a glittering gala ceremony in Abidjan. Read more »
August 27, 2023
Africa: Meet the Man Hoping to Turn Rugby Into Africa's Favourite Sport
Only two African teams will be competing when the Rugby World Cup begins in France next month. Africa isn't known for a love of the sport, but the head of Rugby Africa, Herbert… Read more »
August 13, 2023
Africa: CAF Probes Cameroon FA Boss Samuel Eto'o for Alleged Improper Conduct
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, is investigating accusations of inappropriate conduct by the president of the Cameroon football federation, Samuel Eto'o Fils. Read more »
July 08, 2023
Cameroon: Mbappe Says He's Honoured 'To Be in His Country of Origin'
French football superstar Kylian Mbappe says it is an honour "to be in the country of origin." The PSG superstar was speaking in Yaoundé, Friday shortly after a meeting with… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Cameroon: Fever Pitch in Cameroon As It Awaits Star PSG Striker Kylian Mbappé
Cameroon is on tenterhooks awaiting the arrival of French footballer Kylian Mbappé on Thursday. The PSG striker and France captain is visiting the country for the first time… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Africa: Chancel Mbemba Wins Prize for Best African Footballer in French First Division
The Marseille defender Chancel Mbemba was on Tuesday awarded the Prix Marc-Vivien Foé to hail his performances as the outstanding African player in the French top flight… Read more »
April 27, 2023
East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Launch Joint Bid to Host African Cup of Nations
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have launched a joint bid for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which would bring the continental showpiece to East Africa for the first time. Read more »
April 18, 2023
Africa: Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2023 - Can Seko Fofana Keep His Crown?
Anointed the best African player in Ligue 1 during 2022, the Ivorian midfielder Seko Fofana features a year on in the 11-man shortlist for the 2023 Prix Marc-Vivien Foé. RFI… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Africa: Football Bosses Confirm Dates for 2024 Africa Cup of Nations
African football bosses on Thursday unveiled dates for the Africa Cup of Nations next year in Cote d'Ivoire. Read more »
January 26, 2023
Africa: CHAN 2023 Set for Mouth-Watering Quarter-Finals
The replacement of Morocco is more open than ever as of the eight teams present in the quarter-finals in the last edition, none qualified this time for the second round. Niger was… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Morocco: Qatar World Cup - 5 Things We Learned On Day 17 - Morocco Roll and Swiss Rolled
Morocco turned over Spain to move into the last eight for the first time. But there's no bliss for the Swiss. They're blitzed by a Portugal side not featuring Cristiano Ronaldo. Read more »
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