DR Congo massacre: 'My daughter was slashed with a machete'
Copperleaf2018-03-27T09:17:37+01:00BBC Africa editor Fergal Keane visits the site of a gruesome massacre in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Source: BBC African news
March 2018
Secret world: The women in the UK who cannot report sexual abuse
Copperleaf2018-03-27T00:57:38+01:00When powerful women began talking about their experience of sexual abuse, it had an effect on some of the most powerless women in the UK. Source: BBC African news
DR Congo: How one village massacre unfolded
Copperleaf2018-03-26T22:25:12+01:00Rose is silent after a village massacre in DR Congo. The BBC hears horrifying accounts of how it unfolded. Source: BBC African news
Mohamed Elneny: Egypt and Arsenal midfielder extends contract with Premier League club
Copperleaf2018-03-26T15:01:27+01:00Egypt midfielder Mohamed Elneny signs a contract extension with Arsenal, as he gears up for the World Cup in Russia. Source: BBC African news
2026 World Cup: Fifa boss Gianni Infantino says bid process is 'fair, objective and transparent'
Copperleaf2018-03-26T14:29:13+01:00Fifa boss Gianni Infantino challenges "anyone" to find a fairer or more transparent bid process than the one for the 2026 World Cup. Source: BBC African news
Egypt election: Voters to elect president
Copperleaf2018-03-26T07:05:23+01:00The polls will be open for three days, with incumbent Abdul Fattah El-Sisi facing one challenger. Source: BBC African news
Jonathan Paye-Layleh: Why only black people can be Liberians
Copperleaf2018-03-26T02:17:22+01:00Liberia does not allow people who are not black to be citizens - but now the president wants to change that. Source: BBC African news
Nigeria Dapchi abductions: Schoolgirls finally home
Copperleaf2018-03-25T18:05:57+01:00Nearly all the Dapchi girls seized by Boko Haram are home after visiting the Nigerian president. Source: BBC African news
Gernot Rohr: Nigeria ‘work in progress’ after friendly win against Poland
Copperleaf2018-03-25T12:21:41+01:00Gernot Rohr says his Nigeria side remain "a work in progress" and warned they "won't get carried away with friendly success" after they beat Poland 1-0. Source: BBC African news
Data firm 'interfered in Nigeria poll'
Copperleaf2018-03-25T05:49:04+01:00BBC sees papers suggesting Cambridge Analytica's parent company boasted of election interference. Source: BBC African news
Paul Biya: Cameroon's 'absentee president'
Copperleaf2018-03-25T01:29:47+01:00Critics call the 85-year-old long-time ruler "absent" but it's more complicated than that. Source: BBC African news
Moses earns Nigeria victory as Morocco and Tunisia also win
Copperleaf2018-03-24T13:02:17+01:00Chelsea winger Victor Moses earns Nigeria a win as Morocco and Tunisia also win their World Cup warm-up matches. Source: BBC African news
DR Congo to shun its own donor conference in Geneva
Copperleaf2018-03-24T01:13:13+01:00The UN warns of a humanitarian crisis but Congolese leaders say the country's image is being tarnished. Source: BBC African news
Half of African species 'face extinction'
Copperleaf2018-03-23T18:09:44+01:00The findings come after the death of the last male northern white rhino. Source: BBC African news
Femi Opabunmi: World Cup record-breaker hoping others can learn from end to his football dream
Copperleaf2018-03-23T13:21:12+01:00Femi Opabunmi, the youngest player to represent Nigeria at a World Cup, on how the end of his football dream left him considering taking his own life. Source: BBC African news
Spanish police break up Nigerian sex trafficking gang
Copperleaf2018-03-23T12:56:58+01:00Thirty-nine Nigerian women are rescued after being found living in "squalid conditions in caves". Source: BBC African news
Huge crack opens in Kenya's Rift Valley
Copperleaf2018-03-23T12:49:52+01:00A crack stretching several kilometres has opened in south-western Kenya. Source: BBC African news
Africa's week in pictures: 16-22 March 2018
Copperleaf2018-03-23T00:59:34+01:00A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week. Source: BBC African news
Kenya payout for mother made to deliver on hospital floor
Copperleaf2018-03-22T16:45:28+01:00A mother was awarded $25,000 after nurses left her to deliver her baby in public on a hospital floor. Source: BBC African news
Caf Champions League groups are ready after draw in Cairo
Copperleaf2018-03-22T15:43:29+01:00Holders Wydad Casablanca of Morocco pull debutants AS Port of Togo in the Confederation of African Football's Champions League draws. Source: BBC African news