Should Kenya's plastic-bag crackdown be copied?
Copperleaf2018-11-06T02:39:25+01:00Kenya has the world's toughest ban on single-use plastic bags but is it working? Source: BBC African news
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November 2018
Cameroon school kidnap: More than 70 pupils seized in Bamenda
Copperleaf2018-11-06T01:25:47+01:00More than 80 people - school children and teachers - are seized from a school in the city of Bamenda. Source: BBC African news
Patience Atuhaire: The city banking on more guns to make it safer
Copperleaf2018-11-06T01:23:42+01:00Uganda is a creating a new security force to combat crime, but critics fear it could become a law unto itself. Source: BBC African news
The Congolese protester who was arrested, beaten and became a martyr
Copperleaf2018-11-06T01:13:37+01:00Pro-democracy activist Luc Nkulula, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, died in a fire at his home in June. Source: BBC African news
Kenyans cash in on avocado craze
Copperleaf2018-11-05T01:14:08+01:00Exports have almost tripled since 2013 as the fruit's global reputation as a healthy food fuels demand. Source: BBC African news
Reality Check: Is China burdening Africa with debt?
Copperleaf2018-11-05T00:08:50+01:00African countries face mounting debts. But where is it coming from? Source: BBC African news
Kenya's Keitani wins NY women's marathon
Copperleaf2018-11-04T17:46:02+01:00Kenya's Mary Keitany won the New York City Marathon for the fourth time in five years as Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa sealed the men's title. Source: BBC African news
Senegal’s Issa Cissokho seeks new adventure in Israel
Copperleaf2018-11-04T16:01:03+01:00Veteran Senegal international defender Issa Cissokho looks forward to new challenges after joining Israeli side Maccabi Petah Tikva. Source: BBC African news
Algeria star striker Naïma Bouhenni ruled out of Nations Cup in Ghana
Copperleaf2018-11-04T14:06:23+01:00Algeria suffer a blow ahead of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana as injured striker Naïma Bouhenni is left out of coach Radia Fertoul's squad. Source: BBC African news
'How I became friends with an octopus'
Copperleaf2018-11-04T00:24:07+01:00A diver in South Africa says he "visited this incredible animal for almost a year." Source: BBC African news
Why Oromo baby girls can be engaged on the day they are born
Copperleaf2018-11-04T00:12:29+01:00The Oromo community in Kenya's Tana region says the tradition gives girls security for the future. Source: BBC African news
Esperance coach criticises high level of security in Egypt
Copperleaf2018-11-03T19:12:01+01:00Esperance coach Moain Chaabani criticises the high level of security in Egypt as his players lose 3-1 to Al Ahly in the first leg of the African Champions League final. Source: BBC African news
Gabon opposition leader reignites election row
Copperleaf2018-11-03T17:57:00+01:00Jean Ping says he won elections in 2016, as President Ali Bongo is being treated in a hospital abroad. Source: BBC African news
England fight back to beat Springboks
Copperleaf2018-11-03T17:27:28+01:00England make it successive wins over South Africa with a hard-fought 12-11 victory in their opening autumn international at Twickenham. Source: BBC African news
Kenyan teacher uses water hyacinths for biofuel
Copperleaf2018-11-03T00:17:23+01:00Kenyan teacher Richard Awra uses water hyacinths in a new biofuel to combat both energy poverty and plant over-growth. Source: BBC African news
Mayfair: A South African gangster film with big ambitions
Copperleaf2018-11-02T19:29:28+01:00Mayfair is a new gangster movie focusing on South Africa's Muslim community in a Johannesburg suburb. Source: BBC African news
Egypt attack: Gunmen target bus with Coptic Christians
Copperleaf2018-11-02T14:53:37+01:00At least seven people die after gunmen open fire on a bus of Coptic Christians in central Egypt. Source: BBC African news
Distruction Boyz and gqom: The South African sound taking over Europe
Copperleaf2018-11-02T00:08:00+01:00Durban duo Distruction Boyz are at the forefront of gqom, a type of South African house music. Source: BBC African news
Africa's week in pictures: 26 October-1 November 2018
Copperleaf2018-11-01T22:13:18+01:00A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week. Source: BBC African news
South Africa corruption: Ramaphosa says 'dark period' ending
Copperleaf2018-11-01T20:43:44+01:00Cyril Ramaphosa launches an outspoken attack on the corruption that he says engulfed South Africa. Source: BBC African news