Mugabe resigns: Zimbabwe celebrates end of an era
Copperleaf2017-11-22T05:53:00+01:00Zimbabweans celebrate late into the night after Robert Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year rule. Source: BBC African news
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November 2017
Victor Moses – the asylum-seeking orphan who conquered the Premier League
Copperleaf2017-11-21T23:50:17+01:00AFOTY nominee Victor Moses lost his parents at 11 and arrived in London with no English before finding success in football. Source: BBC African news
From tanks to resignation: Mugabe's last days
Copperleaf2017-11-21T20:16:58+01:00Here's what has been happening in Zimbabwe last week, in two minutes. Source: BBC African news
Morgan Tsvangirai 'hopeful' after Robert Mugabe's resignation
Copperleaf2017-11-21T18:55:45+01:00Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he hopes the president's resignation will put Zimbabwe on a "new trajectory". Source: BBC African news
Mugabe's long career in pictures
Copperleaf2017-11-21T18:14:25+01:00A look at the career of Robert Mugabe, who has resigned as Zimbabwe's president after 37 years in power. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe crisis: Deadline passes for Mugabe to quit as party leader
Copperleaf2017-11-20T10:32:08+01:00Zimbabwe's president has defied calls to resign despite his own party's threat to impeach him. Source: BBC African news
Kenya court upholds Kenyatta poll win
Copperleaf2017-11-20T10:15:20+01:00The main opposition has rejected the ruling, saying it will not recognise the new government. Source: BBC African news
Morocco food stampede kills 15
Copperleaf2017-11-20T05:37:34+01:00The incident occurred as a charity aid was distributing aid in the town of Sidi Boulaalam. Source: BBC African news
How great is China's influence?
Copperleaf2017-11-20T00:22:19+01:00The news that the head of Zimbabwe's military visited China days before it took power has sparked questions. Source: BBC African news
Mohamed Salah: Egypt striker carries hopes of a nation at World Cup
Copperleaf2017-11-20T00:02:24+01:00Mohamed Salah, who has never even seen Egypt play in a World Cup, will carry the expectations of a nation when they compete at Russia 2018. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe latest: Protesters to hold mass anti-Mugabe rally
Copperleaf2017-11-18T04:50:42+01:00Pressure is growing on the embattled president to stand aside, following Wednesday's army takeover. Source: BBC African news
1 to 231 million
Copperleaf2017-11-18T01:07:25+01:00The statistics that explain how things have got so bad in Zimbabwe. Source: BBC African news
Gamer predicts that eSports is going to be 'bigger than soccer'
Copperleaf2017-11-18T01:04:09+01:00A day in the life of Travis "Castaway" Waters, the South African who gets paid to play video games. Source: BBC African news
Fire rips through Cameroon parliament
Copperleaf2017-11-17T19:10:47+01:00An investigation is under way into the blaze which began in the capital, Yaoundé, in the early hours of this morning. Source: BBC African news
Kenya election: Five dead as Raila Odinga returns home
Copperleaf2017-11-17T17:25:00+01:00Police say violent mob stoned victims to death, but reports say at least two bodies were riddled with bullet holes. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe takeover seems like a coup, African Union says
Copperleaf2017-11-15T21:50:33+01:00The military moves to seize power, with veteran President Robert Mugabe under house arrest. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe crisis: Who is Grace Mugabe?
Copperleaf2017-11-15T18:42:32+01:00Zimbabwe's first lady, or "Gucci Grace" to some, was tipped to be the country's next president. Source: BBC African news
Isabel Dos Santos sacked from Angola state oil firm
Copperleaf2017-11-15T17:56:24+01:00Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola's ex-president, is dismissed as head of the state oil firm. Source: BBC African news
'Thanks for taking out tyrant'
Copperleaf2017-11-15T17:39:24+01:00Zimbabwe's military has placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest in the capital Harare. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe: Did Robert Mugabe finally go too far?
Copperleaf2017-11-15T16:33:05+01:00Zimbabwe's military could force President Mugabe to resign - but they won't want to humiliate him. Source: BBC African news