Ethiopia's World Laughter Master Belachew Girma
Copperleaf2018-09-12T00:57:13+01:00Ethiopian Belachew Girma can laugh for hours on end and is encouraging others to join him. Source: BBC African news
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September 2018
Letter from Africa: Zimbabwe's 'enemy of the people' returns home
Copperleaf2018-09-12T00:17:09+01:00Journalist Wilf Mbanga reflects on his return home 15 years after going into exile fearing for his life. Source: BBC African news
Ethiopia-Eritrea border reopens after 20 years
Copperleaf2018-09-11T09:37:04+01:00A key crossing point between the ex-enemies opens more than 20 years after war forced its closure. Source: BBC African news
Global hunger increasing, UN warns
Copperleaf2018-09-11T09:03:16+01:00One in nine people in the world is undernourished, according to a UN report. Source: BBC African news
Can Nigeria's 'rainmakers' really control the weather?
Copperleaf2018-09-10T23:12:49+01:00In certain parts of Nigeria, "rainmakers" or "rainpushers" are held in high regard. But can they control the rain? Source: BBC African news
The entrepreneur creating Ghana's next generation of inventors
Copperleaf2018-09-10T23:08:50+01:00Charles Ofori Antimpem is the inventor of a science set which is the size and price of a textbook which he now hopes to share with children across Africa. Source: BBC African news
How one DR Congo town is coping with Ebola outbreak
Copperleaf2018-09-10T21:19:20+01:00Ebola: DR Congo health workers fight to contain virus, as new outbreak claims more lives Source: BBC African news
Libya violence: Gunmen storm oil corporation building
Copperleaf2018-09-10T09:44:01+01:00An armed group is said to have stormed the building of the National Oil Corporation in Tripoli. Source: BBC African news
Inside the world of Kenya’s ‘killer cop’
Copperleaf2018-09-09T23:28:53+01:00Ahmed Rashid is a Kenyan police officer accused of shooting dead people he believes are criminals. Source: BBC African news
Deadly stadium stampede at Madagascar v Senegal match
Copperleaf2018-09-09T19:28:40+01:00At least one person died and many were injured as football fans tried to get through a single entrance. Source: BBC African news
Tragedy overshadows Madagascar's 2-2 draw with Senegal
Copperleaf2018-09-09T18:06:52+01:00Tragedy overshadows Madagascar's 2-2 draw with Senegal as qualifiers continue for next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Source: BBC African news
South Sudan: Plane crashes into Lake Yirol 'killing 19'
Copperleaf2018-09-09T14:13:58+01:00The small passenger aircraft carrying 23 people crashed as it tried to land in thick fog, reports say. Source: BBC African news
‘Nigeria is as gay as any other country’
Copperleaf2018-09-08T23:13:27+01:00How a British-Nigerian man finally realised his dream of becoming a professional drag queen. Source: BBC African news
Why Nigeria's women get a 50% election discount
Copperleaf2018-09-08T23:10:22+01:00The country's main parties charge male presidential hopefuls tens of thousands of dollars for nomination papers. Source: BBC African news
Mo Salah: Liverpool forward scores twice as Egypt beat Niger
Copperleaf2018-09-08T20:15:49+01:00Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah scores twice after missing two penalties as Egypt beat Niger in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Source: BBC African news
2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Kenya secure shock win over Ghana in qualifiers
Copperleaf2018-09-08T17:14:34+01:00Ten-man Kenya hold on to beat Ghana 1-0 in Nairobi on Saturday in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier as Nigeria win 3-0 in Seychelles. Source: BBC African news
Cosafa endorse Chiyangwa as Bwalya's replacement on Caf Executive Committee
Copperleaf2018-09-08T12:59:31+01:00The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations confirms that its President, Phillip Chiyangwa, will replace Kalusha Bwalya on Caf's executive committee. Source: BBC African news
Testing out natural aphrodisiacs in Ghana
Copperleaf2018-09-08T08:44:18+01:00Natural aphrodisiacs for sale in Ghana - but what's in them? Source: BBC African news
Libya violence: The human cost of Tripoli unrest
Copperleaf2018-09-07T23:37:41+01:00The impact of recent fighting has had a devastating impact on communities in the Libyan capital. Source: BBC African news
Ethiopian engineer Simegnew Bekele 'took his own life'
Copperleaf2018-09-07T14:12:19+01:00Simegnew Bekele's death sparked a huge outcry in July as some suspected that he had been murdered. Source: BBC African news