What would you do with free money?
Copperleaf2018-04-04T23:13:14+01:00Villagers in Kenya are taking part in the world's largest trial to see what happens when charity cash goes directly to the people who need it. Source: BBC African news
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April 2018
Ethiopia told by Fifa to implement changes to electoral process
Copperleaf2018-04-04T18:18:37+01:00The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) is told by Fifa to make key changes to its electoral process before presidential elections can take place. Source: BBC African news
Obafemi Martins ruled out for at least six months
Copperleaf2018-04-04T15:20:35+01:00Nigeria international Obafemi Martins is ruled out action for at least six months, according to his Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. Source: BBC African news
V&A's Ethiopian treasures: A crown, a wedding dress and other loot
Copperleaf2018-04-04T15:12:54+01:00The UK's V&A museum offers to return on loan treasures seized 150 years ago during a military battle. Source: BBC African news
Mauritius athlete 'assaulted at Commonwealth Games'
Copperleaf2018-04-04T02:46:37+01:00Australian police say they are investigating a complaint against an overseas team official. Source: BBC African news
Winnie Mandela – the woman who refused to be broken
Copperleaf2018-04-04T00:02:40+01:00The death of South Africa's veteran anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has sparked a debate about how she should be remembered. Source: BBC African news
The 'baby warehouses' which cater for Israel's unwanted migrants
Copperleaf2018-04-03T23:42:10+01:00Thousands of babies and young children are being cared for in informal - and sometimes dangerous - nurseries. Source: BBC African news
Premier League clubs paid agents over $290m
Copperleaf2018-04-03T21:27:44+01:00New figures reveal Premier League clubs paid agents £211m over the past year, a £37m increase on 2016-17. Source: BBC African news
Israel suspends plan to send African migrants to West
Copperleaf2018-04-03T03:54:07+01:00PM Benjamin Netanyahu suspends a plan that would see African migrants sent to Western countries. Source: BBC African news
Meet the Ethiopian man who walks on his hands
Copperleaf2018-04-02T23:37:37+01:00Dirar Abohoy lives for walking on his hands. Just don't ask his mum what she thinks of his hobby. Source: BBC African news
Winnie Mandela: Tributes paid to "Mother of the Nation"
Copperleaf2018-04-02T23:09:26+01:00President Cyril Ramphosa and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu pay tribute to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Source: BBC African news
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: Anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 81
Copperleaf2018-04-02T19:48:20+01:00The anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of the late Nelson Mandela has died aged 81. Source: BBC African news
Algeria backs Morocco 2026 World Cup bid
Copperleaf2018-04-02T17:09:04+01:00The Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports announces his country's official support for Morocco's bid to host the World Cup in 2026. Source: BBC African news
Boko Haram attack: More than a dozen dead in Maiduguri
Copperleaf2018-04-02T09:42:44+01:00More than a dozen people died after the Islamist militants launched an attack in Borno State. Source: BBC African news
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed wants to resolve Eritrea disputes
Copperleaf2018-04-02T08:50:37+01:00In a televised speech after his swearing-in, Mr Ahmed says he wants to end "years of misunderstandings". Source: BBC African news
Man United U-23 player Kehinde pledges future to Nigeria
Copperleaf2018-04-02T08:22:50+01:00Manchester United U-23 player Tosin Kehinde sets his sights on playing for Nigeria and is already making moves to become a Super Eagle. Source: BBC African news
Somalia al-Shabab: African Union base under attack
Copperleaf2018-04-01T21:58:28+01:00Al-Shabab fighters mount a ferocious gun and bomb attack on the facility south-west of Mogadishu. Source: BBC African news
Morocco’s Ait Bennasser facing race to be fit for World Cup
Copperleaf2018-04-01T15:53:03+01:00Youssef Ait Bennasser is ruled out until May with a thigh injury and faces a fight to be fully fit for Morocco's World Cup campaign. Source: BBC African news
Pope Francis baptises Italy's 'migrant hero' at Easter service
Copperleaf2018-04-01T03:30:23+01:00A Nigerian man who stopped a supermarket thief armed with a cleaver is baptised by the Pope. Source: BBC African news
Nigerian senator salary calculator: How do you compare?
Copperleaf2018-04-01T00:52:23+01:00Compare your pay to Nigerian senators, who are entitled to $37,500 a month each for expenses. Source: BBC African news