The crop that put women on top in Zanzibar
Copperleaf2018-07-02T23:06:22+01:00In Zanzibar, seaweed has become big business - and as it has been farmed principally by women, it has altered the sexual balance of power. Source: BBC African news
July 2018
Morocco's scavenger who now runs the dump
Copperleaf2018-07-02T23:00:04+01:00For eight years Yassine scavenged on a dump in Rabat, Morocco. But now he is the founder of the first cooperative for waste recycling in the country. Source: BBC African news
South Africa's footballing grannies on tour in Russia
Copperleaf2018-07-02T17:22:40+01:00A lack of experience is not an issue for these players. Source: BBC African news
Teacher shares hopes for South Sudan after ceasefire deal
Copperleaf2018-07-02T08:56:02+01:00Teacher Obieny Deng Agok fled South Sudan in 2015. Source: BBC African news
Senegal ask Fifa to revise new fair play ruling
Copperleaf2018-07-01T17:09:37+01:00Senegal's football federation (FSF) asks Fifa to revise its new fair play ruling which resulted in the Africans' World Cup exit on Thursday. Source: BBC African news
June 2018
The Nigerian imam who saved Christians from Muslim gunmen
Copperleaf2018-06-30T23:47:06+01:00Villagers say the imam risked his life to shelter them, after they fled an attack by cattle herders. Source: BBC African news
The women paid to cry at the funerals of strangers
Copperleaf2018-06-30T23:38:43+01:00Professional mourners in Ghana are paid to attend the funerals of strangers. Source: BBC African news
'I choreographed This is America, and this is my story'
Copperleaf2018-06-30T23:33:26+01:00Meet 23-year-old Sherrie Silver, who masterminded the dance choreography on Childish Gambino's This is America. Source: BBC African news
Bringing Gay Pride to Africa's last absolute monarchy
Copperleaf2018-06-30T00:39:23+01:00The kingdom of Swaziland, now known as eSwatini, is holding its first gay pride march - despite homosexuality being illegal. Source: BBC African news
DR Congo: Oil drilling allowed in wildlife parks
Copperleaf2018-06-29T23:44:56+01:00Virunga and Salonga national parks in DR Congo are home to threatened mountain gorillas and bonobo. Source: BBC African news
Hillal Soudani: Nottingham Forest sign Algerian forward for undisclosed fee
Copperleaf2018-06-29T19:00:08+01:00Nottingham Forest sign Algerian international Hillal Soudani for an undisclosed fee from Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb. Source: BBC African news
Yemisi Adegoke: How fake news fuels Nigeria's herder crisis
Copperleaf2018-06-29T17:09:19+01:00Fake pictures on social media are inflaming tensions after deadly clashes between farmers and cattle herders. Source: BBC African news
'Abacha loot' to be given to poor Nigerians
Copperleaf2018-06-29T16:54:21+01:00Some $300m allegedly stolen by ex-military ruler Sani Abacha is to be distributed to poor Nigerians. Source: BBC African news
Nigeria fuel truck blaze kills at least nine
Copperleaf2018-06-29T03:04:28+01:00Dozens of vehicles were engulfed in flames after a petrol tanker lost control in busy Lagos traffic. Source: BBC African news
Africa's week in pictures: 22-28 June 2018
Copperleaf2018-06-29T00:09:37+01:00A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week. Source: BBC African news
Can paying girls to go to school help South Sudan?
Copperleaf2018-06-28T23:13:39+01:00A programme in the capital Juba aims to increase school attendance by giving pupils cash. Source: BBC African news
World Cup 2018: Wahbi Khazri scores as Tunisia end with 2-1 win over Panama
Copperleaf2018-06-28T20:43:25+01:00A second-half strike from Wahbi Khazri ensures Tunisia end their World Cup Group G campaign with a victory, as Panama finish bottom. Source: BBC African news
Kenya fire: Several dead in Nairobi market
Copperleaf2018-06-28T09:38:31+01:00The blaze at the Gikomba market, one of the largest in Nairobi, kills at least 15 people. Source: BBC African news
Egypt FA boss: 'Ramadan affected World Cup'
Copperleaf2018-06-28T08:49:08+01:00The Egypt Football Association president Hany Abo Rida says fasting during Ramadan affected the Pharaoh's World Cup campaign. Source: BBC African news
The Aquarius migrant rescue ship is empty. Why?
Copperleaf2018-06-28T02:55:08+01:00The ship is caught in the middle of a diplomatic row, so it's been unable to do rescue operations. Source: BBC African news