This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “The world’s next country?” ...

Vinícius is stellar for Madrid and is reaching his peak. So why has he not yet been able to translate his club form and ...

Holders Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea became the latest countries to qualify for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals ...

Holders Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea became the latest countries to qualify for next year's Africa Cup of Nations finals ...

Zawadi Murgoh excited Kenyans after winning a highly-contested chess tournament in South Africa The governor of Murang'a ...

Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to ...

After the victory in the derby against Espanyol and big win away midweek against Crvena Zvezda in the Champions League, Barça ...