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
September 2018
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
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
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