They said they expected the round three Challenge Cup game against Montpellier to be difficult. “We’ve done our analysis. Montpellier are quite physical with big forwards,” Van der Merwe said.

A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the stories told about the region.

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

Montpellier won European Challenge Cup pool two with a bonus-point victory at Newcastle Falcons. The French side had taken 14 from 15 available points in the opening three rounds and took five more from Kingston Park to seal a top seeding in the knockout stage.

Morocco and Spain's north African exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla moved closer to a "new era" of normalised trade ties on Thursday after the first passage of goods since 2018.

SNSB and LMU Paleontologists have identified a new species of predatory dinosaur from the Cretaceous period in North Africa, about 95 million years old. What makes this discovery so special is that the original fossil from Egypt was completely destroyed 80 years ago,

South Africa seal 10-wicket win in the second Test to win the series 2-0 despite Pakistan’s late fightback in Cape Town. South Africa seal their place in World Test Championship final with a two ...

The North African Cold War that currently exists between Algeria and Morocco could see each side armed with fifth-gen fighters—which could be ominous if that Cold War turns hot.

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on Friday accused Algeria of “trying to humiliate France” after the North African country refused to admit one of its nationals who was being deported. The influencer was arrested in the city of Montpellier on Sunday on charges of inciting violence in videos he posted on social media.

Police in France have arrested three Algerian men described by authorities as social media influencers accused of posting videos inciting violence, against a backdrop of soured relations between Paris and its former colony in North Africa.

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced the latest arrest Sunday evening — the third in as many days. A French media report that the minister attached to his post on X said the influencer posted a video to his 138,000 followers on TikTok that French authorities deemed anti-Semitic.

The report states that Gunners boss Arteta has given the thumbs-up to his employers to begin a formal push for the services of Sporting star Gyokeres. Making the switch from Coventry to Lisbon in 2023, it is understood that the Swede has an £83m release clause in his current deal at Estadio Jose Alvalade.