Nick Hope: How taekwondo saved an Olympian from bullying
Copperleaf2017-11-14T09:34:06+01:00After a tough childhood in West Africa and exile in France, Mahama Cho tells how taekwondo helped save him from bullying. Source: BBC African news
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November 2017
Francis Kone humbled by Fifa fair play award for saving life of a player
Copperleaf2017-11-14T06:22:48+01:00Togo international Francis Kone hopes the Fifa Fair Play Award he won last month can send a message to those who engage in racial abuse. Source: BBC African news
Angola's flawless diamond up for auction
Copperleaf2017-11-14T05:53:50+01:00Diamond lovers are in for a treat with this flawless stone up for auction in Geneva. Source: BBC African news
The Nigerian rapper who loves dressing modestly
Copperleaf2017-11-14T00:13:56+01:00Rapper Haddy Rapia is making a name for herself in a traditionally conservative and mainly Muslim area of northern Nigeria. Source: BBC African news
Madagascar's 'worst plague outbreak' in 50 years
Copperleaf2017-11-14T00:07:11+01:00The island is one of the global hotspots most prone to the deadly disease. Source: BBC African news
Israel's Hapoel Ra'anana sign Zambia's Emmanuel Mayuka
Copperleaf2017-11-13T09:40:23+01:00Zambia striker Emmanuel Mayuka signs for Israeli club Hapoel Ra'anana as a free agent after leaving Egyptian side Zamalek in August. Source: BBC African news
Relive Africa's top 10 Premier League moments
Copperleaf2017-11-13T06:26:56+01:00As part of the BBC's African Footballer of the Year season, BBC Africa Sport selects the top 10 unforgettable African moments in 25 years of the Premier League. Source: BBC African news
Instant justice
Copperleaf2017-11-13T01:21:19+01:00Joseph Warungu marvels at how legal services are offered on Ghana's streets. Source: BBC African news
Train crash 'kills 33' in Democratic Republic of Congo
Copperleaf2017-11-12T21:00:24+01:00The train may have been carrying flammable material and is reported to have gone up in flames. Source: BBC African news
Ghana 1-1 Egypt
Copperleaf2017-11-12T18:14:05+01:00Egypt end their successful World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw in Ghana as Congo and Uganda also draw in Brazzaville Source: BBC African news
Brussels riot after Morocco World Cup qualifier win
Copperleaf2017-11-12T15:47:46+01:00Football fans smash glass and loot shops after their team qualifies for the World Cup. Source: BBC African news
Travel advisors
Copperleaf2017-11-03T21:49:56+01:00Would-be migrants who failed to make it to Europe are being helped to come home and tell others of the dangers of making the attempt. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe police charge US woman over 'anti-Mugabe tweet'
Copperleaf2017-11-03T20:51:47+01:00Activists say it marks the "first Twitter-related arrest" after Zimbabwe created a cyber ministry. Source: BBC African news
Kenya election law amendment takes effect
Copperleaf2017-11-03T16:18:21+01:00It is now more difficult for the Supreme Court to annul elections, as it did in September. Source: BBC African news
Red Cross apologise for losing $5m of Ebola funds to fraud
Copperleaf2017-11-03T14:20:58+01:00Auditors found bills for fraudulently overpriced supplies and salaries for non-existent aid workers. Source: BBC African news
African Champions League final: Wydad will not sit back against Al Ahly
Copperleaf2017-11-03T12:19:20+01:00Morocco's Wydad Casablanca admit it would be 'suicidal' to try and defend against Egypt's Al Ahly in the second leg of the African Champions League final. Source: BBC African news
Former Ghana star Abubakar dies at the age of 36
Copperleaf2017-11-01T11:23:15+01:00Former Ghana, Ajax Amsterdam and Vitesse Arnhem midfielder Yakubu Abubakar dies at the age of 36. Source: BBC African news
Liberia presidential vote halted by country's Supreme Court
Copperleaf2017-11-01T11:12:57+01:00Ex-footballer George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai were scheduled for a 7 November run-off. Source: BBC African news
Hordes of Al Ahly fans prompt training cancellation
Copperleaf2017-11-01T11:00:10+01:00African Champions League finalists Al Ahly are forced to cancel a training session in Cairo after too many fans turn up to watch. Source: BBC African news
Haute cuisine, Nigeria-style
Copperleaf2017-11-01T00:16:41+01:00Ijeoma Ndukwe asks if Nigerians will ever consider their own dishes worth paying a lot of money for. Source: BBC African news