Cairo has been awarded the 2022 African Youth Games, making Egypt the third country to be awarded the event following relocations from Lesotho and Ethiopia.

The Accra 2023 African Games Organising Committee has unveiled its logo, mascot and website for the multi-sport event in the Ghanaian capital.

Squash will feature at the African Games for the first time in 20 years after being included on the programme for the 2023 event in Ghana.

Ghana's Abdul Rahman won PruRide 2021 in Accra, which was raced on the route set to be used for the cycling event at the 2023 African Games, but the event was somewhat overshadowed by the Ghana Cycling Federation President (GCF) being the victim of a hit-and-run collision.

Seven Sub-Committees tasked with supporting the Organising Committee of the Ghana 2023 African Games have been unveiled in a swearing-in ceremony last month.

The Ghanian Government has promised it will "procure sports logistics" for the Borteyman development that will host many of the events at the 2023 African Games.

Ghana has been confirmed as the host of the 2023 African Games after organisers signed an agreement with the African Union (AU).

The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) has signed a commercial deal with media and marketing rights company Sportfive, covering the 2023 and 2027 African Games.

Accra, host of the 2023 African Games, staged the African Swimming Championships, which saw South Africa continue its continental dominance in the sport as it topped the medal table in the Ghanaian capital.

Ghana remains committed to staging the first-ever African Paralympic Games in 2023 when it also plays host to the African Games, the President of the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Ghana insisted on Tuesday (October 5).

Ghanaian Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif has been honoured by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) in recognition of his "dynamic" efforts to prepare the nation to stage the 2023 African Games.

Ghana’s National Sports Authority has established an Organising Committee for the 2022 National Cross-Country Championships, which will serve as a build-up event to the 2023 African Games.

The director general of Ghana’s National Sports Authority has urged all sporting federations in the country to target winning medals at the 2023 African Games.

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has promised the country will be ready to host the 2023 African Games after cutting the first sod on the $145 million (£105 million/€122 million) sports complex being built for the event in Ghana.