Uganda's Museveni: I love Trump for being frank with Africans
Copperleaf2018-01-23T17:27:10+01:00Yoweri Museveni said the continent needs to be spoken to frankly and made to realise it is weak. Source: BBC African news
January 2018
Hugh Masekela, South African jazz trumpeter, dies
Copperleaf2018-01-23T09:20:11+01:00The South African musician died aged 78 after a "courageous battle with cancer", his family say. Source: BBC African news
Why some Sudanese back lecturer who beat students
Copperleaf2018-01-23T00:35:00+01:00What a video of a male lecturer assaulting his students says about the state of women's rights in the country. Source: BBC African news
Kenya's 'backpack midwife' bringing healthcare for all
Copperleaf2018-01-23T00:11:16+01:00For many people in remote regions access to healthcare is limited, so tech is coming to their aid. Source: BBC African news
CHAN 2018: Zambia top Group B despite draw with Namibia
Copperleaf2018-01-22T23:31:15+01:00Zambia draw with Namibia to top Group B at the African Nations Championship, as Uganda against Ivory Coast ends goalless. Source: BBC African news
George Weah sworn in as Liberia's president
Copperleaf2018-01-22T16:28:08+01:00Liberia's new leader says becoming president is a "feeling like no other". Source: BBC African news
Ex-footballer George Weah faces toughest challenge
Copperleaf2018-01-22T11:00:30+01:00An inspiration on the pitch, Liberia's new president could struggle to meet expectations off it, writes Fergal Keane. Source: BBC African news
I nearly died from the president's herbal HIV 'cure'
Copperleaf2018-01-22T01:25:27+01:00Lamin Ceesay was lucky to survive when the Gambian president took away his drugs and tried to cure him with a paste of herbs. An unknown number died. Source: BBC African news
DR Congo: Several deaths in anti-Kabila protests
Copperleaf2018-01-21T22:05:08+01:00At least six people are killed in a police crackdown on protests against President Joseph Kabila. Source: BBC African news
CHAN 2018: Morocco miss penalty in draw with Sudan, Guinea win
Copperleaf2018-01-21T21:32:43+01:00Morocco top Group A at the African Nations Championship despite drawing 0-0 with Sudan, while Guinea edge out Mauritania 1-0. Source: BBC African news
Andre Ayew: West Ham United reject Swansea City bid for forward
Copperleaf2018-01-21T17:29:23+01:00Swansea City have a bid rejected by West Ham United for their former forward Andre Ayew. Source: BBC African news
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: The legacy of Africa's first elected female president
Copperleaf2018-01-21T01:41:09+01:00Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made history in Liberia but was also accused of corruption, writes Tamasin Ford. Source: BBC African news
Deported from Belgium, tortured in Sudan
Copperleaf2018-01-21T00:18:23+01:00Has Belgium failed in its duty to protect asylum seekers? Source: BBC African news
CHAN 2018: Congo win to advance but Cameroon lose to drop out
Copperleaf2018-01-20T19:05:13+01:00Congo's win over Burkina Faso means they progress at the African Nations Championship but Cameroon lose to drop out of contention. Source: BBC African news
Weah scores a goal as festivities continue ahead of his inauguration
Copperleaf2018-01-20T16:27:48+01:00George Weah scores as his Weah All Stars side beat a Liberian Army team 2-1 ahead of his inauguration as Liberia's new president on Monday. Source: BBC African news
CHAN 2018: Nigeria beat Libya 1-0 as Rwanda overcome Equatorial Guinea
Copperleaf2018-01-19T23:20:06+01:00Narrow wins for Rwanda and Nigeria put them in pole position to reach the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship in Morocco. Source: BBC African news
Aubameyang 'still has future' says Dortmund coach
Copperleaf2018-01-19T22:54:34+01:00Borussia Dortmund's coach says Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang still has a future at the club despite leaving the striker out of his squad for a second straight game. Source: BBC African news
Global Beats: Senegalese musician Jahseen
Copperleaf2018-01-19T20:09:07+01:00Senegalese musician Jahseen wants to challenge what people around the world consider to be Senegalese music. Source: BBC African news
CHAN 2018: Guinea dismiss coach and lose Sudan appeal
Copperleaf2018-01-19T18:41:07+01:00Guinea sack senior national coach Kanfory Bangoura after their early CHAN exit while also losing an appeal that could have kept them in the Morocco tournament. Source: BBC African news
Kenya investigates 'sex attacks' on new mothers at hospital
Copperleaf2018-01-19T16:17:31+01:00The facility says claims new mothers were attacked on their way to feed their babies are "untrue". Source: BBC African news