DR Congo's Dieumerci Mbokani back in Belgium for 'new challenge'
Copperleaf2018-08-28T08:36:50+01:00DR Congo striker Dieumerci Mbokani returns to Belgium to play for Royal Antwerp as he looks for 'a new challenge'. Source: BBC African news
August 2018
Candidates to undergo integrity checks for vacant Fifa Council seat
Copperleaf2018-08-28T07:44:04+01:00The candidates for the vacant African seat on the Fifa Council are undergoing integrity checks before standing in next month's poll. Source: BBC African news
Larry Madowo: May's mission to woo Africa after Brexit
Copperleaf2018-08-27T23:39:15+01:00British Prime Minister Theresa May starts a three-nation tour of Africa where she will promote trade ties. Source: BBC African news
SS Mendi: Theresa May to return WW1 shipwreck's bell to South Africa
Copperleaf2018-08-27T01:33:37+01:00The Prime Minister will present the bell to the President of South Africa in Cape Town on Tuesday. Source: BBC African news
The forest beekeepers of Zanzibar
Copperleaf2018-08-26T23:21:02+01:00Using honey to boost the income of the archipelago's residents. Source: BBC African news
Uganda beat Ethiopia to qualify for 2019 U-17 Nations Cup
Copperleaf2018-08-26T16:27:27+01:00The Uganda Cubs reach next year's Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-1 win over Ethiopia in the final of the Central East Zone qualifying tournament. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe election: Mnangagwa vows 'brighter tomorrow'
Copperleaf2018-08-26T14:30:11+01:00Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn-in as president at a ceremony boycotted by the opposition. Source: BBC African news
Guingamp releases Camara on medical grounds
Copperleaf2018-08-26T13:24:02+01:00French club Guingamp announces that Guinea international Abdoul 'Razza' Camara will never appear for the club again, due to 'medical reasons.' Source: BBC African news
Meet an ivory trafficker's 'worst nightmare'
Copperleaf2018-08-26T02:22:37+01:00A new technique is helping turn dogs at one Kenyan port into super-sniffers. Source: BBC African news
Senegal: Cisse names five uncapped players in squad
Copperleaf2018-08-25T16:07:06+01:00Senegal coach Aliou Cisse names five uncapped players in his 23-man squad for the Teranga Lions' 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Madagascar. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe election: Opposition rejects court ruling on result
Copperleaf2018-08-25T15:24:47+01:00Nelson Chamisa dismisses a ruling backing President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the winner of the vote. Source: BBC African news
Henri Saivet: Newcastle's Senegal international joins Bursaspor on loan
Copperleaf2018-08-25T14:02:49+01:00Newcastle's Senegal international midfielder Henri Saivet joins Turkish side Bursaspor on a season-long loan deal. Source: BBC African news
The nine-year-old Kenyan artist painting from the heart
Copperleaf2018-08-25T08:03:13+01:00Sheillah Sheldone Charles draws, models, and is a designer. And she's just nine years old. Source: BBC African news
Jean-Pierre Bemba 'cannot run for DRC president'
Copperleaf2018-08-25T03:43:06+01:00Jean-Pierre Bemba is deemed ineligible to stand just months after being released from prison. Source: BBC African news
Uganda's Bobi Wine crisis: The president and the pop star
Copperleaf2018-08-24T23:19:13+01:00Afrobeats MP Bobi Wine is shaking the political establishment in Uganda, where Yoweri Museveni has been leader for decades. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe court upholds President Mnangagwa's election win
Copperleaf2018-08-24T17:14:45+01:00Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court has ruled that President Mnangagwa lawfully won last month's poll. Source: BBC African news
Hodgson tells Harry the Hornet not to provoke Zaha
Copperleaf2018-08-24T16:14:33+01:00Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson warns Watford mascot Harry the Hornet against "disgraceful" provocation of Wilfried Zaha in Sunday's Premier League game. Source: BBC African news
Thomas Cook hotel guests to be removed after Egypt deaths
Copperleaf2018-08-24T09:32:51+01:00John and Susan Cooper died while on a family holiday in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada. Source: BBC African news
Africa's week in pictures: 17-23 August 2018
Copperleaf2018-08-24T00:30:20+01:00A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week. Source: BBC African news
Arsène Wenger gets hero's welcome in Liberia
Copperleaf2018-08-23T16:34:21+01:00Liberian President George Weah is to honour the former Arsenal coach with the country's highest honour. Source: BBC African news