How the US and Rwanda have fallen out over second-hand clothes
Copperleaf2018-05-28T00:56:20+01:00The US has imposed tariffs on Rwanda over an obscure import: Second-hand clothes. Source: BBC African news
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May 2018
World Cup 2018: Mohamed Salah 'confident' of playing for Egypt despite Champions League final injury
Copperleaf2018-05-27T16:56:43+01:00Mohamed Salah says he is "confident" of playing in the World Cup after suffering a shoulder injury in the Champions League final. Source: BBC African news
Morocco’s Hakimi in confident World Cup mood after Champions League record
Copperleaf2018-05-27T15:39:43+01:00Real Madrid's Achraf Hakimi heads to the World Cup in confident mood after becoming the first Moroccan to win the Uefa Champions League. Source: BBC African news
Champions League final: Egyptians furious at Mo Salah injury
Copperleaf2018-05-27T13:01:40+01:00Egyptian fans vent their anger on social media after the Liverpool star Mo Salah's injury in the Champions League final. Source: BBC African news
Formula 1: Axcil Jefferies, Africa's first black F1 driver?
Copperleaf2018-05-27T00:46:25+01:00Zimbabwean Axcil Jefferies hopes to be the first African racing driver on the F1 grid for 25 years. Source: BBC African news
'I want to be the first wheelchair user in space'
Copperleaf2018-05-26T23:25:45+01:00South African disability rights campaigner Eddie Ndopu says he is "a living manifestation of possibility". Source: BBC African news
Mikel Obi: Nigeria 'happy' with World Cup underdogs tag
Copperleaf2018-05-26T16:26:01+01:00World Cup-bound Nigeria are "more than happy with being written off", according to Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi. Source: BBC African news
Migrant crisis: Smugglers 'shot escaping migrants' in Libya
Copperleaf2018-05-26T16:10:29+01:00People smugglers opened fire on 100 migrants trying to flee their clutches, an aid agency reports. Source: BBC African news
Cameroon military court jails Anglophone activists
Copperleaf2018-05-26T04:21:33+01:00Radio presenter Mancho Bibixy is among seven people convicted of rebellion and terrorism. Source: BBC African news
Liverpool-Real Madrid: How Mo Salah fever has gripped Africa
Copperleaf2018-05-26T01:51:49+01:00Africans have been overcome by Mo Salah fever, ahead of the Liverpool-Real Madrid showdown. Source: BBC African news
Cycling through Africa: Turkish Hasan Söylemez's adventure of a lifetime
Copperleaf2018-05-26T01:08:43+01:00Turkish journalist Hasan Söylemez is cycling across Africa asking people about their dreams. Source: BBC African news
Fatma Samoura: 'Some don't think a black woman should be leading Fifa'
Copperleaf2018-05-25T23:02:00+01:00Some people "don't think a black woman should be leading Fifa", says Fatma Samoura - the organisation's first female secretary general. Source: BBC African news
DR Congo boat sinking: River disaster kills 50 people
Copperleaf2018-05-25T15:33:18+01:00River transport is common in DR Congo as there are few roads but the boats are often overloaded. Source: BBC African news
Champions League: Sadio Mane sends 300 Liverpool shirts to hometown
Copperleaf2018-05-25T08:35:07+01:00Liverpool's Sadio Mane donates 300 shirts to locals in his hometown in Senegal so they can wear them during the Champions League final. Source: BBC African news
The Lagos female boxers with Olympic dreams
Copperleaf2018-05-25T06:12:08+01:00A group of female boxers who train in a makeshift boxing ring in the dirt plan to take gold at the 2020 Olympics. Source: BBC African news
Why DR Congo is confident it will halt Ebola
Copperleaf2018-05-24T23:35:50+01:00Despite its vast size and dilapidated health system, DR Congo is confident that it can contain the deadly Ebola virus. Source: BBC African news
'I took 57 painkillers a day to get high'
Copperleaf2018-05-24T23:31:41+01:00Cheap and easy to obtain, the painkiller Tramadol has millions of Egyptians hooked on getting high. Source: BBC African news
Africa's week in pictures: 17-24 May 2018
Copperleaf2018-05-24T23:27:52+01:00A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week. Source: BBC African news
Boko Haram crisis: Amnesty accuses Nigeria troops of rape
Copperleaf2018-05-24T08:54:51+01:00Women were separated from their husbands and raped in refugee camps, says Amnesty International. Source: BBC African news
Real Madrid v Liverpool: Could James Milner be key to Champions League final?
Copperleaf2018-05-24T05:40:41+01:00The Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool has the makings of a classic, but what can we learn from the pre-match statistics? Source: BBC African news