Kenya's Brigid Kosgei wins the women's race at the Great North Run as Eilish McColgan drops out early with injury, while American Zouhair Talbi wins the men's event.

South Africa complete a 3-1 series win over New Zealand as the world champions' consistency, power and cohesion proves too much in the fourth Test in Baltimore.

A TV news presenter has been named as the traditional kingdom of Tooro's new monarch but the late king's family claim he chose an heir.

Monaco and Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara says he is moving on from his failed £47.1m move to Chelsea.

The authorities have struggled to contain the fallout, as frightened migrants flee the country.

The six will face wire fraud and money-laundry charges in the US, South African police say.

In this edition: children have died after a school fire broke out in the M23 rebel occupied city of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Also, Senegal looks to the skies as it seeks to develop its home-grown satellite industry. And finally, we wonder about the future of African cities. How will they cope with the population boom and climate crisis? Some at the Kenya architecture biennale in Nairobi tried to answer these questions.

Inaki Williams says the time has come to bring his journey with the Black Stars to an end four years after making his international debut.

In tonight's edition, a dramatic struggle for control of a throne in Uganda. Also, Rwanda shut down 101 alcoholic beverage factories last month and declared a public health crisis after at least 50 people were killed by contaminated illegal supplies. And Ethiopia celebrates its new year.

Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.

Tanzanian striker Clara Luvanga has joined Washington Spirit from Al-Nassr in a deal believed to be one of the most costly in the history of women's football - and possibly one that sets a world record.

In an interview with FRANCE 24, former football star and current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation Samuel Eto'o spoke about the recent backlash towards FIFA president Gianni Infantino and confirmed he will support him for re-election because of "everything he has brought to African football", adding that the African federations will defend what seems "right to us given the challenges that we face in our own federations".

King Oyo's family say he left a will naming his young son as heir to the Tooro kingdom.

These centres will promote the Russian language, education, science and culture.

Algeria is severing diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, state media reported Thursday. Algerian President ‌Abdelmadjid Tebboune has in the past accused the Gulf state of trying to meddle in Algeria's internal affairs.

In tonight's edition: aid groups are warning that funding cuts are forcing dozens of health clinics in Sudan to close. Also, an AI and Africa conference has kicked off in South Korea's capital. Finally, we take a look at the Rwanda Space Agency as Paris hosts its very first international space summit.

Rwanda forward Joy-Lance Mickels has helped Azerbaijan's Sabah reach the Champions League proper on their competition debut, and is now looking to down the team he supports.

Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM has been intensifying its activities in Benin since 2022. The country serves as a transit corridor between the areas of operation of the group, which is well established in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. Two nature reserves have become logistical hubs for the jihadist fighters. Benin's army is striving to hold the line.

In tonight's edition, Hundreds of Burundians flocked to ⁠their embassy in ​Nairobi to get travel documents to return home. Also, in his first speech to the National assembly, Senegal’s Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo slams the rise of xenophobic rhetoric on the continent. Also, FRANCE 24's Georja Calvin Smith speaks to the founder of an AI surgical non-profit about the work being done in Tanzania to extend the reach of the country's 27 overburdened neurosurgeons.