London’s coconut fad
Copperleaf2017-09-12T23:53:31+01:00Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on how London has changed and how it compares to Accra. Source: BBC African news
September 2017
Bell Pottinger collapses after South African scandal
Copperleaf2017-09-12T17:57:23+01:00The troubled PR firm has appointed administrators in the UK after failing to find a buyer. Source: BBC African news
Kenyan opposition MPs boycott Uhuru Kenyatta's speech
Copperleaf2017-09-12T15:43:23+01:00MPs say President Uhuru Kenyatta does not have the constitutional mandate to address parliament. Source: BBC African news
Sadio Mane: Liverpool to appeal against length of ban after red card
Copperleaf2017-09-12T07:30:55+01:00Liverpool will appeal against the length of Sadio Mane's ban for his red card during the 5-0 defeat at Manchester City. Source: BBC African news
IS attack on Sinai convoy 'kills 18 Egyptian police'
Copperleaf2017-09-11T15:20:16+01:00Militants detonated a car bomb next to a convoy near el-Arish, reportedly destroying four vehicles. Source: BBC African news
The Gambia consider quitting WAFU over officiating
Copperleaf2017-09-11T12:25:25+01:00The Gambia Football Federation is considering quitting the West African Football Union over a series of refereeing controversies at tournaments. Source: BBC African news
Petra Diamonds shares drop as Tanzania continues sector crackdown
Copperleaf2017-09-11T10:01:13+01:00The Tanzanian government blocks an export shipment amid a crackdown on mining companies. Source: BBC African news
Al-Shabab fighters storm military base in Somalia
Copperleaf2017-09-11T09:55:16+01:00At least eight soldiers are killed and dozens of civilians wounded in the assault. Source: BBC African news
Nadal beats Anderson in US Open final
Copperleaf2017-09-10T22:53:07+01:00Rafael Nadal wins his third US Open and 16th Grand Slam title with a one-sided win over Kevin Anderson in New York. Source: BBC African news
Bell Pottinger's Middle East arm seeks split as collapse looms
Copperleaf2017-09-10T13:16:31+01:00The division's head says "nothing official had been said" about reports the firm will collapse. Source: BBC African news
Ivorian Herve Guy diagnosed with heart problem
Copperleaf2017-09-10T12:59:34+01:00Saudi side Al-Qadisiyah FC allow their Ivorian player Hervé Guy to leave the club for treatment after doctors diagnose him with a heart condition. Source: BBC African news
Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss says Sadio Mane should not have been sent off
Copperleaf2017-09-09T16:18:55+01:00Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says neither he nor Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola thought Sadio Mane should have been sent off. Source: BBC African news
2018 World Cup: South Africa FA to hold emergency meeting on Monday
Copperleaf2017-09-09T14:53:35+01:00South Africa's FA will hold an emergency committee meeting on Monday following Fifa's decision to order a replay of the World Cup qualifier against Senegal. Source: BBC African news
New mummies discovered in tomb near Luxor, Egypt
Copperleaf2017-09-09T13:58:00+01:00The tomb, found by archaeologists near the city of Luxor, belonged to a goldsmith. Source: BBC African news
US Open 2017: Kevin Anderson beats Pablo Carreno Busta to reach final
Copperleaf2017-09-08T23:20:50+01:00South Africa's Kevin Anderson fights back to beat Pablo Carreno Busta and secure his place in the US Open final. Source: BBC African news
Nigerian Taekwondo fighter kicks gender inequality where it hurts
Copperleaf2017-09-08T23:13:18+01:00Nigeria's youngest Taekwondo referee on fighting gender inequality and taking on a street thief. Source: BBC African news
Ex-Nigerian leader Obasanjo urges Togo change
Copperleaf2017-09-08T16:53:20+01:00Amid a third day of street protests in Togo, Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo questions whether President Faure Gnassingbe has anything new to offer. Source: BBC African news
'Mo' problems, mo' jokes' – meet Africa's best comedians
Copperleaf2017-09-08T16:05:43+01:00Ahead of the Savanna Comics' Choice Awards in South Africa this weekend, meet some of the continent's best comedians. Source: BBC African news
What's Up Africa: Can you give Hell a makeover?
Copperleaf2017-09-08T14:29:00+01:00Satirist Ikenna Azuike takes on the ultimate PR challenge, and other stories. Source: BBC African news
Praised but unpaid
Copperleaf2017-09-07T06:54:50+01:00They "saved" Nigeria from the brink of an Ebola epidemic in 2014, so why are these doctors still waiting to be paid? Source: BBC African news