Protesters torched a police station in western Ivory Coast while claiming their names had been removed from voter rolls in advance of this year's presidential election. Opposition leaders say Tuesday's protest in the western city of Vavoua is part a nationwide series of demonstrations provoked ...

Algeria clawed back from the brink of elimination to stun title favourites Ivory Coast 3-2 on Sunday and reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. The winners fell 2-1 behind on 89 minutes to a brilliant Abdulkader Keita goal only for Madjid Bougherra to level in stoppage time and unmarked substitute Hamer Bouazza headed a 92nd-minute far-post winner. Drama continued ...

Rusty Ivory Coast will face an angered Algerian side at Chiazi Stadium on Sunday with an Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals place at stake. An Ivorian 'Elephants' squad boasting stars like Didier Drogba and brothers Kolo and Yara Toure are fancied to defeat the star-less Algerian 'Desert Foxes' in the second quarter-final of the biennial African football showpiece. Tradition also ...

Ghana defeated 10-man Burkina Faso 1-0 here on Tuesday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. The World Cup qualifiers and four-time continental champions will now face hosts Angola here at the 11 November stadium on Sunday for a place in the semi-finals. After their opening 3-1 defeat to favourites Ivory Coast this was a must-win game for Ghana ...