The story behind Zimbabwe's scarf
Copperleaf2018-07-23T23:14:49+01:00How an accidental fashion accessory is helping Zimbabwe's new president rebrand the country. Source: BBC African news
July 2018
The African invention school inspired by bike parts
Copperleaf2018-07-23T23:13:06+01:00The innovators' school Twende in Tanzania is helping people invent solutions to local problems Source: BBC African news
BBC Innovators: Africa's Invention School
Copperleaf2018-07-23T23:12:13+01:00Bernard Kiwia is the brains behind innovator school Twende, one that's helping his community to invent solutions to local problems. Source: BBC African news
Kenya slum demolished to make way for road
Copperleaf2018-07-23T21:39:38+01:00Residents got two weeks notice before the bulldozers moved in to flatten their homes for a new road. Source: BBC African news
Zvirekwi hopes to inspire others following amputation of left hand
Copperleaf2018-07-23T08:05:13+01:00Zimbabwe defender Hardlife Zvirekwi says his strength of faith has helped his return to professional football, following the amputation of his left hand. Source: BBC African news
Letter from Africa: The Ghana quiz show bigger than the World Cup
Copperleaf2018-07-23T07:57:32+01:00Elizabeth Ohene explores whether it has inspired a generation of scientists and mathematicians. Source: BBC African news
Liverpool 1-3 Borussia Dortmund: Naby Keita scouting report
Copperleaf2018-07-23T05:34:25+01:00BBC Sport looks at the performance of new Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita, who will wear Steven Gerrard's old number this year. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe election: Five things
Copperleaf2018-07-22T23:59:53+01:00More than five million Zimbabweans are going to the polls on 30 July to vote in historic elections. But what makes it different from previous votes? Source: BBC African news
Ebola: How a killer disease was stopped in its tracks
Copperleaf2018-07-22T23:44:29+01:00Hundreds of lives may have been saved during the latest Ebola outbreak after one key development. Source: BBC African news
The National Science and Maths Quiz has kept Ghanaians thrilled for 25 years
Copperleaf2018-07-21T23:37:18+01:00A TV school quiz show has Ghana gripped. We meet one of the contestants and follow him on the road to victory. But did he get there? Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa appeals for racial unity ahead of election
Copperleaf2018-07-21T16:09:06+01:00President Emmerson Mnangagwa reassures white farmers ahead of a landmark election on 30 July. Source: BBC African news
Ethiopian 'prophet' arrested after trying to resurrect corpse
Copperleaf2018-07-21T15:33:36+01:00Getayawkal Ayele convinced a family to let him try the miracle after telling the story of Lazarus. Source: BBC African news
Algeria hope to appoint a new manager in August
Copperleaf2018-07-21T12:21:52+01:00Algeria hope to appoint a new manager in early August, according to the country's Football Federation (FAF) president, Kheireddine Zetchi. Source: BBC African news
'He brought peace among people'
Copperleaf2018-07-21T02:07:10+01:00The family and friends of Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed tell the BBC what he was like when he was young. Source: BBC African news
Will Nigeria Air succeed where others have failed?
Copperleaf2018-07-21T01:31:52+01:00When Nigeria Air launches in December it will try and succeed in a region of African carriers straddled with heavy losses. Source: BBC African news
Being a journalist in Sudan: I face mockery, rejection and harassment
Copperleaf2018-07-20T22:53:37+01:00A Sudanese photojournalist says she faces mockery and verbal harassment for working in the country as a woman. Source: BBC African news
Tanzania hunt for top ivory-sniffing dog
Copperleaf2018-07-20T18:17:16+01:00One of four police dogs at Dar es Salaam port, Hobby's skills also include sniffing out guns and drugs. Source: BBC African news
Tanzania and Kenya row over delay to wildebeest migration
Copperleaf2018-07-20T18:15:11+01:00Kenyan tour operators allege Tanzanian actions are affecting its tourism industry. Source: BBC African news
Nairobi National Park railway 'threatens Kenyan wildlife'
Copperleaf2018-07-19T23:15:23+01:00Conservationists are crying foul over a high-speed railway being built through Nairobi National Park. Source: BBC African news
Africa's week in pictures: 13-19 July 2018
Copperleaf2018-07-19T23:11:21+01:00A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week. Source: BBC African news