Zimbabwe election: Zanu-PF 'has most seats', incomplete results show
Copperleaf2018-08-01T09:37:08+01:00Results show Zanu-PF winning a parliamentary majority in the first polls since Robert Mugabe was ousted. Source: BBC African news
August 2018
July 2018
Dahomey mothers: The all-female army that protected modern-day Benin
Copperleaf2018-07-31T23:03:55+01:00The Dahomey mothers fought to protect their kingdom from colonisers until the late 19th Century. Source: BBC African news
Black Panther spin-off: How author Nnedi Okorafor found her identity
Copperleaf2018-07-31T23:01:01+01:00Nnedi Okorafor is writing a Black Panther spin-off and having another story adapted for primetime TV. Source: BBC African news
South Africa to amend constitution to allow land expropriation
Copperleaf2018-07-31T21:25:48+01:00President Cyril Ramaphosa said land expropriation without compensation was of "critical importance". Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe election: Mnangagwa and Chamisa both upbeat
Copperleaf2018-07-31T08:56:56+01:00Both sides suggest they are confident of a win but observers say the race is too close to call. Source: BBC African news
Somalia's deaf footballers create their own league
Copperleaf2018-07-31T02:25:37+01:00Players fed up with being excluded from existing teams started their own league. Source: BBC African news
Letter from Africa: How bruised is President Buhari by defections?
Copperleaf2018-07-31T00:20:50+01:00Journalist Mannir Dan Ali considers the Nigerian president's chances of re-election after the loss of key allies. Source: BBC African news
What happened to the boy who chased away the lions?
Copperleaf2018-07-30T23:19:24+01:00As a child, herder Richard Turere invented a device to stop lions killing cattle but who benefited? Source: BBC African news
Sol Bamba making good on Cardiff City promotion promise
Copperleaf2018-07-30T21:08:47+01:00Defender Sol Bamba says a promise kept by Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock has ended his long wait to play in the Premier League. Source: BBC African news
Gor Mahia end Young Africans' Confederation Cup hopes
Copperleaf2018-07-30T09:30:46+01:00Kenya's Gor Mahia beat rivals Young Africans of Tanzania in the latest round of group matches in the African Confederation Cup. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe election: First vote without Mugabe
Copperleaf2018-07-30T08:53:31+01:00A large turnout is expected, and younger, first-time voters could hold the key. Source: BBC African news
Weaving a livelihood in Kenya
Copperleaf2018-07-30T05:25:36+01:00Grace is one of the few remaining loom weavers in Kenya. Source: BBC African news
Torture exposed at Somali rehab clinic in Kenya
Copperleaf2018-07-30T00:02:31+01:00Patients are found to be routinely abused at a "healing" centre in a Somali area of Kenya’s capital. Source: BBC African news
Carl Ikeme in Nigeria's future coaching plans
Copperleaf2018-07-29T15:51:54+01:00Carl Ikeme is set to be offered a role on Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr's back-room staff after announcing his retirement at the age of 32. Source: BBC African news
Why Ethiopia is grieving 'hero' dam engineer Simegnew Bekele
Copperleaf2018-07-29T00:17:46+01:00Simegnew Bekele came to represent the patriotic hopes for the entire nation with his project to dam the Nile. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe election: Can post-Mugabe vote heal divisions?
Copperleaf2018-07-28T23:43:34+01:00The most momentous election campaign since the end of colonial rule in 1980 shows deep divisions. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe election: What do young voters want?
Copperleaf2018-07-28T23:42:23+01:00As Zimbabwe prepares for its first election since Robert Mugabe left power, what are the priorities for young voters? Source: BBC African news
Liberian midwife: I have 1,000 babies named after me
Copperleaf2018-07-28T23:03:04+01:00Midwife Alice delivered her first baby at gunpoint during Liberia's first civil war. Source: BBC African news
Egypt court sentences 75 to death over 2013 pro-Morsi protests
Copperleaf2018-07-28T15:00:45+01:00The case focused on violence that broke out after President Morsi was removed in 2013. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe comedians laugh at power after Robert Mugabe
Copperleaf2018-07-27T23:44:19+01:00Zimbabwean comics test the limits as they wait to see if historic elections bring new freedoms. Source: BBC African news