Mercy Akide's dream of coaching Nigeria
Copperleaf2018-07-05T07:07:20+01:00BBC Sport Africa caught up with the former Super Falcon footballer. Source: BBC African news
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July 2018
Ghana orchestra reinterprets Western classical music for Africa
Copperleaf2018-07-04T23:06:08+01:00This symphony orchestra in Ghana is making new audiences 'fall in love with classical music'. Source: BBC African news
President Macron parties at Nigeria nightclub
Copperleaf2018-07-04T22:13:35+01:00France’s president has visited a nightclub founded by legendary musician Fela Kuti in Lagos. Source: BBC African news
Embryo breakthrough 'can save northern white rhino'
Copperleaf2018-07-04T17:00:08+01:00The loss of the endangered northern white rhino could be reversed by IVF, say scientists. Source: BBC African news
How US-Somalis are deported 'to a foreign land'
Copperleaf2018-07-04T01:30:17+01:00The US is deporting record numbers of Somalis - some of whom have lived in America almost all their lives. Source: BBC African news
Rehabilitating Kenya's female prisoners via yoga
Copperleaf2018-07-03T23:10:26+01:00Yoga teacher Irene Auma wants to help rehabilitate female prisoners in Kenya. Source: BBC African news
Africa money-laundering probe hits Glencore
Copperleaf2018-07-03T19:22:02+01:00US Department of Justice tells Glencore to hand over records of its business in three countries. Source: BBC African news
Egyptian tennis player banned for life
Copperleaf2018-07-03T16:43:08+01:00Egypt's Karim Hossam has been banned from tennis for life and fined $15,000 (£11,391) after being convicted of multiple match-fixing offences. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe's rugby union team sleep rough in Tunisia
Copperleaf2018-07-03T16:01:34+01:00Players spent the night on the streets as they felt their hotel in Tunisia was substandard. Source: BBC African news
Migrant crisis: Many missing after boat disaster off Libya
Copperleaf2018-07-03T07:00:02+01:00As many as 63 migrants are said to be missing after their boat sank east of Tripoli on Sunday. Source: BBC African news
Meet the activist held without charge in a notorious jail
Copperleaf2018-07-03T00:16:52+01:00Sudanese political activist Amjed Farid explains what life is like for people who are prepared to risk arrest for their opinions, and why he speaks out against the government. Source: BBC African news
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
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