Kemi Adeosun: Nigeria minister resigns over forged certificate
Copperleaf2018-09-15T15:12:41+01:00Kemi Adeosun said she thought her youth service exemption certificate was genuine. Source: BBC African news
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September 2018
France-born Bouna Sarr in no rush to decide international future
Copperleaf2018-09-15T12:59:16+01:00France-born defender Bouna Sarr insists he is not rushing into a decision about his international future, as he concentrates on his club career with Marseille. Source: BBC African news
Victoire Ingabire: Rwanda frees jailed opposition leader
Copperleaf2018-09-15T09:34:04+01:00Victoire Ingabire is among more than 2,000 prisoners to receive a presidential pardon. Source: BBC African news
Why Uganda is the 'world's fittest country'
Copperleaf2018-09-15T00:19:05+01:00Only 5.5% of Ugandans are physically inactive - less than any other nation. Source: BBC African news
Chicago: Three artists challenging African-American stereotypes
Copperleaf2018-09-15T00:10:33+01:00The portrait photographers examine how African-Americans are perceived in art, the workplace, and through their physical appearance. Source: BBC African news
Johansen tight-lipped on Anti-Corruption Commission ultimatum
Copperleaf2018-09-14T17:11:57+01:00The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Isha Johansen is has declined to comment on an ultimatum for her to vacate her post. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe cholera outbreak: Anger at crowdfunding scheme
Copperleaf2018-09-14T16:19:41+01:00An emergency has been declared and public gatherings banned in Harare after 25 deaths. Source: BBC African news
Nigerian comedian Gordons D'Berlusconi's lessons for Londoners
Copperleaf2018-09-14T07:52:49+01:00Nigerian comedian Gordons D'Berlusconi offers some Lagosian wisdom to Londoners. Source: BBC African news
Nigerian ran scam 'from detention centre'
Copperleaf2018-09-14T06:21:17+01:00The Nigerian ringleader directed a multi-million dollar operation via 16 phones, police say. Source: BBC African news
Africa's week in pictures: 7-13 September 2018
Copperleaf2018-09-13T23:17:26+01:00A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week. Source: BBC African news
Algerian War: Macron in rare torture admission
Copperleaf2018-09-13T17:06:39+01:00President Macron apologises for the torture and death of Maurice Audin during the Algerian War in 1957. Source: BBC African news
Emmanuel Igunza: The handshake that may end a recurring nightmare
Copperleaf2018-09-13T16:15:53+01:00Ululations and dancing erupted at the latest signing ceremony for peace, but will South Sudan's fighting end? Source: BBC African news
Spectacular super bloom transforms South African desert
Copperleaf2018-09-13T00:45:31+01:00Photographer Tommy Trenchard captures South Africa's wild flower phenomenon. Source: BBC African news
Isaac Fanin meets the athlete whose legs were cut with a chainsaw
Copperleaf2018-09-13T00:42:31+01:00South African triathlete Mhlengi Gwala is targeting an Ironman as he continues his recovery from a horrific chainsaw attack in March. Source: BBC African news
Kofi Annan: Timeline of former UN secretary-general
Copperleaf2018-09-12T23:17:54+01:00BBC Africa looks back at the career of the first black African to become UN secretary-general. Source: BBC African news
Ara Thunder on being a 'talking drum' player in Nigeria
Copperleaf2018-09-12T23:16:38+01:00Ara Thunder is one of a few women in Nigeria who play the traditional "talking drum" instrument. Source: BBC African news
'Oldest known drawing' found on tiny rock in South Africa
Copperleaf2018-09-12T20:43:02+01:00Etched with an "ochre crayon", the 73,000 year old drawing looks a little like a modern-day hashtag. Source: BBC African news
EU plans new Africa alliance
Copperleaf2018-09-12T09:31:35+01:00The European Commission chief uses his address to call for more solidarity in tackling migration. Source: BBC African news
Algeria's USMA unrepentant over Iraqi chant controversy
Copperleaf2018-09-12T08:22:00+01:00Algerian club USMA seem unrepentant over chants about Saddam Hussein that led to the Iraqi Air Force side to walk off the pitch and forfeit the match. Source: BBC African news
Libya's Tripoli airport diverts flights after rocket attack
Copperleaf2018-09-12T03:45:47+01:00Flights are diverted from the Libyan capital's sole working airport, which had only just reopened. Source: BBC African news