Kenya elephant conservationist Daphne Sheldrick dies, aged 83
Copperleaf2018-04-13T21:09:19+01:00Conservationist Daphne Sheldrick - famous for rearing orphaned baby elephants - dies of cancer. Source: BBC African news
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April 2018
Jay Rodriguez: Charge of racially abusing Gaetan Bong 'not proven'
Copperleaf2018-04-13T20:37:15+01:00A charge that West Brom forward Jay Rodriguez racially abused Brighton defender Gaetan Bong is found "not proven" by the FA. Source: BBC African news
Mohamed Salah: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp confident forward will stay at club
Copperleaf2018-04-13T14:07:36+01:00Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he is confident Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah will remain with the club for the long term. Source: BBC African news
Ivory Coast in no rush for new coach
Copperleaf2018-04-13T13:42:53+01:00The Ivory Coast Football Federation will wait until June before naming a new coach rather than pay someone for 'doing nothing'. Source: BBC African news
DR Congo boycotts its own aid conference
Copperleaf2018-04-13T09:44:15+01:00The UN says 13 million people need humanitarian aid, but Congolese leaders say this is exaggerated. Source: BBC African news
Meet Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's dressmaker
Copperleaf2018-04-13T08:15:06+01:00Sonwabile Ndamase tells the BBC how the late anti-apartheid campaigner’s life influenced her fashion. Source: BBC African news
The woman who took on Uganda's legal system from the inside
Copperleaf2018-04-12T23:46:59+01:00How death row prisoner Susan Kigula studied law and changed Uganda's legal system. Source: BBC African news
Africa's week in pictures: 6-12 April 2018
Copperleaf2018-04-12T23:35:09+01:00A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week. Source: BBC African news
Commonwealth Games: It's not rare for athletes to go missing
Copperleaf2018-04-12T16:01:22+01:00Over the years, many athletes have used sporting events as the chance to start a new life elsewhere. Source: BBC African news
Kane awarded goal and edges closer to Salah
Copperleaf2018-04-12T07:36:46+01:00Tottenham striker Harry Kane is awarded Spurs' second goal in Saturday's 2-1 win at Stoke after a successful appeal. Source: BBC African news
UN: Central African Republic corpse protest was propaganda
Copperleaf2018-04-12T03:57:31+01:00The UN disputes claims that civilians were killed during an operation in the CAR capital, Bangui. Source: BBC African news
Ethiopia's farmers forced off land for housing
Copperleaf2018-04-11T23:16:27+01:00Farmers around Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa say they are paying a high price for the city's expansion. Source: BBC African news
Survivor recalls Mugabe's crackdown in Matabeleland
Copperleaf2018-04-11T23:14:22+01:00In the early 1980s, Robert Mugabe’s government sent crack troops to put down opposition supporters in western Zimbabwe. Source: BBC African news
Many feared dead after military plane crash in Algeria
Copperleaf2018-04-11T09:31:09+01:00Many are feared to have died as local media report a crash near the capital Algiers. Source: BBC African news
Trump lifts travel ban on Chad
Copperleaf2018-04-11T08:53:32+01:00The White House says Chad has improved the sharing of information about "suspected terrorists". Source: BBC African news
Commonwealth Games: Eight Cameroon athletes 'desert' team
Copperleaf2018-04-11T07:14:07+01:00Cameroon officials say they have reported the missing weightlifters and boxers to police. Source: BBC African news
Letter from Africa: Why I loved Winnie Mandela, warts and all
Copperleaf2018-04-10T23:08:38+01:00Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene on her admiration for the anti-apartheid campaigner. Source: BBC African news
Being a male make-up artist in Senegal
Copperleaf2018-04-10T23:03:17+01:00Ass Malick Faye says he knew "it would not be easy" working in the make-up industry as a man. Source: BBC African news
Commonwealth Games: Scotland lose to Malawi in thrilling finale
Copperleaf2018-04-10T07:03:09+01:00Scotland's Bethan Goodwin misses a chance to draw her side level after failing to convert the final penalty of the match as Malawi take a hard-fought 51-50 win in the netball. Source: BBC African news
Aya Cissoko: Boxer and author on feminism and fighting back
Copperleaf2018-04-09T23:02:29+01:00French boxer and author Aya Cissoko is encouraging other women to take a stand. Source: BBC African news