Al-Shabab in Somalia: US air strike 'kills 60 militants'
Copperleaf2018-10-16T19:44:08+01:00The US military says it has carried out its deadliest strike in Somalia since November 2017. Source: BBC African news
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October 2018
Boko Haram faction kills second aid worker in Nigeria
Copperleaf2018-10-16T09:19:44+01:00The fate of two other hostages, including a 15-year-old schoolgirl, is unknown. Source: BBC African news
Letter from Africa: Kenya unveils biblical strategy to tackle corruption
Copperleaf2018-10-15T23:28:09+01:00The body in charge of leading the fight against corruption will use the Bible to teach ethics. Source: BBC African news
The peacekeepers who turned war criminals in the Central African Republic
Copperleaf2018-10-15T23:02:45+01:00Thirteen men, women and children were shot dead in cold blood in the Central African Republic in 2014. Source: BBC African news
More Than Me CEO temporarily resigns amid Liberia rape scandal
Copperleaf2018-10-15T22:57:53+01:00A Liberian panel is reviewing a report that found the charity failed to protect girls from a predator. Source: BBC African news
Nobel Peace Prize for anti-rape activists Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege
Copperleaf2018-10-05T09:44:55+01:00The Nobel committee awards the campaigners against rape in warfare Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege. Source: BBC African news
Sampdoria's Omar Colley says The Gambia omission is 'punishment'
Copperleaf2018-10-05T09:37:07+01:00Sampdoria's Omar Colley feels he is being 'punished' as he is left out of The Gambia's squad for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Togo. Source: BBC African news
Chelsea academy keeper Nicolas Tie in Ivory Coast squad
Copperleaf2018-10-05T08:15:10+01:00Ivory Coast call-up Chelsea academy goalkeeper Nicolas Tie and include Wilfried Zaha in their squad to face CAR in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers8 Source: BBC African news
Lal Daggy: Rapping in sign language
Copperleaf2018-10-05T01:05:10+01:00Kenyan rapper Lal Daggy is deaf and doesn't speak, relaying his music through sign language. Source: BBC African news
Africa's week in pictures: 28 September – 4 October 2018
Copperleaf2018-10-05T01:00:55+01:00A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week. Source: BBC African news
Sierra Leone coach John Keister: FA problems 'not my business'
Copperleaf2018-10-04T08:10:03+01:00Sierra Leone coach John Keister is adamant that the problems with the country's football association are 'not his business' as he prepares the team to face Ghana. Source: BBC African news
Naby Keita: Liverpool midfielder fine after back injury and could face Man City
Copperleaf2018-10-04T08:08:20+01:00Liverpool say midfielder Naby Keita is fine after being taken to hospital with a back injury suffered in the 1-0 Champions League defeat by Napoli. Source: BBC African news
Confederation Cup: Raja beat Enyimba, Masry and Vita Club draw
Copperleaf2018-10-04T03:23:50+01:00Abdelilah Hafidi scores for Raja Casablanca in their 1-0 win away to Enyimba in the first leg of the African Confederation Cup semi-final, as Al Masry and AS Vita Club draw. Source: BBC African news
EgyptAir Drew Barrymore article goes viral
Copperleaf2018-10-04T02:18:01+01:00An interview in EgyptAir's in-flight magazine got the star's fans talking - but is it all it seems? Source: BBC African news
Red Dragons and Tigers – Cameroon's Anglophone rebels
Copperleaf2018-10-04T00:36:12+01:00Who are the rebel groups which have taken up arms to fight for independence for English-speaking parts of Cameroon? Source: BBC African news
Injured Chancel Mbemba in DR Congo squad along with Cedric Bakambu
Copperleaf2018-10-03T09:20:44+01:00Injured Porto defender Chancel Mbemba is named in the DR Congo squad despite not having played yet this season as Cedric Bakambu returns. Source: BBC African news
Cameroon President Paul Biya assures Caf over Afcon preparations
Copperleaf2018-10-03T08:21:01+01:00Cameroon President Paul Biya assures Confederation of African Football boss Ahmad that his country will be ready to host the Africa Cup of Nations. Source: BBC African news
African Champions League: Angola's Agosto and Egypt's Al Ahly lead in semi-finals
Copperleaf2018-10-03T05:40:41+01:00Al Ahly of Egypt are in front after the first leg of their African Champions League semi-final with Entente Setif, and a late goal gives Primeiro Agosto an important win over Esperance. Source: BBC African news
Jailed without trace: ‘I haven’t seen my parents for 17 years’
Copperleaf2018-10-02T23:22:08+01:00Ibrahim Sherifo has not seen or heard from his parents since he was 13 years old when they were "disappeared" in Eritrea. Source: BBC African news
Cesaria Evora: Cape Verde's barefoot diva
Copperleaf2018-10-02T21:28:07+01:00The Cape Verde singer made famous the "morna" style of music, after being discovered aged 47. Source: BBC African news