Nigeria's Tramadol crisis: The drug fuelling death, despair and Boko Haram
Copperleaf2018-06-01T01:39:05+01:00The centre of Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgency is overdosing on Tramadol. Source: BBC African news
June 2018
May 2018
South Africa outrage over 'naked' school choir performance
Copperleaf2018-05-31T16:23:14+01:00The education minister criticises a cultural performance in which girls exposed breasts and buttocks. Source: BBC African news
Loris Karius: Liverpool keeper deserves second chance says Grobbelaar
Copperleaf2018-05-31T15:06:19+01:00Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius deserves "a second chance" after his Champions League final mistakes, says Bruce Grobbelaar. Source: BBC African news
Why Ghanaians are so slow to bury their dead
Copperleaf2018-05-31T01:52:16+01:00Bodies are not buried for months, sometimes years, in Ghana as families bicker over funeral arrangements. Source: BBC African news
Algeria seizes 700kg of cocaine on container ship
Copperleaf2018-05-30T23:45:56+01:00More than 20 people are arrested over the haul, which was hidden in boxes marked "halal meat". Source: BBC African news
Andargachew Tsege on release after four years on Ethiopia death row
Copperleaf2018-05-30T16:31:55+01:00British citizen Andargachew Tsege has been freed by Ethiopia's government after four years on death row. Source: BBC African news
Mohamed Salah gives Egypt hope for World Cup with news over injury
Copperleaf2018-05-30T16:26:53+01:00Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will be fit to play some part in Egypt's World Cup campaign, his country says. Source: BBC African news
Biafra shutdown cripples Nigerian cities
Copperleaf2018-05-30T16:06:43+01:00Shops are closed and cars are off the roads as secessionists mark the attempt to create Biafra state. Source: BBC African news
Morocco's Amine Harit wins German Bundesliga rookie award
Copperleaf2018-05-30T07:55:51+01:00Schalke's Morocco international midfielder Amine Harit wins the German Bundesliga's award for best young newcomer of the season. Source: BBC African news
Teaching boys and girls to make sanitary pads in Uganda
Copperleaf2018-05-29T23:17:43+01:00Communities in Uganda learn how to make recyclable products for periods to stop girls dropping out of school. Source: BBC African news
Russia and the Central African Republic: A curious relationship
Copperleaf2018-05-29T23:16:24+01:00Russia is providing military support to the Central African Republic (CAR) – but what is Moscow getting in return? Source: BBC African news
South Africans' anger over land set to explode
Copperleaf2018-05-29T23:14:00+01:00Frustration over the slow pace of land reform mounts amid a bitterness about the enduring economic power of the white minority. Source: BBC African news
Ethiopia frees abducted Briton Andargachew Tsege on death row
Copperleaf2018-05-29T18:09:33+01:00Jubilant supporters welcomed the release of the activist, who had been accused of plotting a coup. Source: BBC African news
Paris balcony boy's family thank Mali 'Spiderman' Mamoudou Gassama
Copperleaf2018-05-29T09:32:41+01:00The boy rescued from a balcony had been left unattended by his father before, his mother says. Source: BBC African news
South African 'world's oldest man' wants to stop smoking
Copperleaf2018-05-28T23:27:14+01:00Fredie Blom turned 114 in May but he is yet to be verified by the Guinness World of Records. Source: BBC African news
Meet the Kenyan priest rapping about religion
Copperleaf2018-05-28T23:18:29+01:00Father "Sweet Paul" explains his unconventional way of spreading the gospel. Source: BBC African news
Tunisia fight back against Portugal
Copperleaf2018-05-28T20:44:34+01:00Portugal squander a two-goal lead to draw with England's World Cup opponents Tunisia in a warm-up match before the tournament in Russia. Source: BBC African news
Mamoudou Gassama: Travelling is a rite of passage for many Malians
Copperleaf2018-05-28T18:18:44+01:00Mamoudou Gassama, who saved a small boy in France, is among thousands of Malians arriving in Europe, despite efforts to curb migration. Source: BBC African news
Mamoudou Gassama: Mali 'Spiderman' to be made French citizen
Copperleaf2018-05-28T09:28:46+01:00Mamoudou Gassama earned widespread praise and Spiderman comparisons for saving a small boy. Source: BBC African news
How the US and Rwanda have fallen out over second-hand clothes
Copperleaf2018-05-28T00:56:20+01:00The US has imposed tariffs on Rwanda over an obscure import: Second-hand clothes. Source: BBC African news