Morocco replace Kenya as 2018 CHAN hosts
Copperleaf2017-10-15T11:52:54+01:00Morocco will replace Kenya as hosts of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN), organisers announce at an emergency meeting. Source: BBC African news
October 2017
Benni McCarthy loses out on first club trophy as coach
Copperleaf2017-10-15T11:03:52+01:00Former South Africa star Benni McCarthy laments how "football makes grown men cry", after losing his first club final as a coach on Saturday. Source: BBC African news
An African legend – and me
Copperleaf2017-10-15T00:05:19+01:00Thirty years after his death, Becky Branford recalls interviewing Burkina Faso's legendary leader just before he was assassinated. Source: BBC African news
First commercial flight lands on remote St Helena
Copperleaf2017-10-14T18:40:06+01:00Commercial jet lands for the first time on airstrip branded the "world's most useless airport". Source: BBC African news
Kenya boarding school attack leaves six dead
Copperleaf2017-10-14T18:35:37+01:00An ex-pupil and two accomplices attacked the dormitories in the early hours, the head teacher says. Source: BBC African news
Somalia: At least 30 dead in Mogadishu blasts
Copperleaf2017-10-14T16:52:35+01:00The death toll is expected to rise after an explosives-laden truck detonated in Mogadishu. Source: BBC African news
Bailly suspended for Ivory Coast's crucial qualifier against Morocco
Copperleaf2017-10-14T15:24:11+01:00Manchester United defender Eric Bailly will miss Ivory Coast's crunch World Cup qualifier at home to Morocco on 11 November through suspension. Source: BBC African news
SA President Zuma must face corruption charges, court rules
Copperleaf2017-10-13T10:49:03+01:00The ruling clears the way for South Africa's president to be prosecuted over a 1990s arms deal. Source: BBC African news
Ship rescues 606 migrants off Libya
Copperleaf2017-10-13T09:48:08+01:00More than a third of the migrants now in Palermo are children, many travelling alone. Source: BBC African news
Strutting their stuff
Copperleaf2017-10-13T04:51:13+01:00A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans this week. Source: BBC African news
Liberia election: Ex-football star George Weah takes early lead
Copperleaf2017-10-12T23:50:37+01:00Partial results put George Weah ahead in the race to choose a successor to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Source: BBC African news
Yaya Toure: Man City midfielder offers to help Russian government before World Cup
Copperleaf2017-10-12T18:31:49+01:00Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure says the 2018 World Cup will be a "big mess" if it is marred by racism and discrimination. Source: BBC African news
Arsene Wenger wrongly celebrates George Weah's Liberia election win
Copperleaf2017-10-12T17:21:50+01:00The results of the Liberian presidential elections have not been announced. Source: BBC African news
Mali and Ghana ease into Round of 16 at U-17 World Cup
Copperleaf2017-10-12T14:33:44+01:00Mali and Ghana both win on Thursday to book their places in the Round of 16 at the Fifa Under-17 World Cup in India. Source: BBC African news
Camroon's Aboubakar extends Porto deal until 2021
Copperleaf2017-10-12T13:34:46+01:00Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar signs a new deal with Portuguese side Porto, extending his contract until 2021. Source: BBC African news
Kenya bans street protests amid election row
Copperleaf2017-10-12T12:47:04+01:00The opposition has called for daily demonstrations to demand electoral reforms. Source: BBC African news
Namibia's reparations and Germany's first genocide
Copperleaf2017-10-12T11:40:43+01:00The Nama and Herero people are suing Germany over its 'forgotten genocide'. Source: BBC African news
How much does an African president earn?
Copperleaf2017-10-11T09:29:18+01:00Tanzania's President John Magufuli has made his salary public, but how does it compare to others? Source: BBC African news
Five arrested in Delhi over assault on Nigerian
Copperleaf2017-10-11T05:56:02+01:00A video shows a group of four or five using sticks to beat up an African man, who is tied to a post. Source: BBC African news
Follow the money
Copperleaf2017-10-11T04:00:03+01:00China was recently a foreign aid recipient but now rivals the US as the world's largest donor, research shows. Source: BBC African news