Melania Trump: US first lady set for solo Africa trip
Copperleaf2018-10-02T08:55:02+01:00Donald Trump's wife is set to visit Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Egypt to promote her Be Best campaign. Source: BBC African news
October 2018
Melania Trump in Africa: Can she become a fashion ambassador for Ghana?
Copperleaf2018-10-02T07:40:21+01:00Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on the kind of welcome given to the US first lady. Source: BBC African news
Mikel's Nigeria absence is to allow recovery from injury
Copperleaf2018-10-02T07:35:46+01:00Nigeria captain missing from squad because he needs time to recover from injury and he is set to return in November. Source: BBC African news
Melania Trump Africa trip: Reaction from Ghana, Kenya and Egypt
Copperleaf2018-10-01T23:32:50+01:00The US first lady "knows what she wants to get in life," one Kenyan tells the BBC. Source: BBC African news
Asamoah Gyan returns to Ghana squad
Copperleaf2018-10-01T09:26:46+01:00Ghana's all-time leading scorer Asamoah Gyan is recalled to the Black Stars' squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone. Source: BBC African news
Nicholle Kobi on importance of black women in art
Copperleaf2018-10-01T00:34:39+01:00French-Congolese artist Nicholle Kobi draws empowering images of black women, the kind she wishes she had seen growing up. Source: BBC African news
September 2018
Why is the International Criminal Court under attack?
Copperleaf2018-09-30T23:50:09+01:00Reality Check takes a look at the challenges faced by the International Criminal Court in bringing perpetrators of war crimes to justice. Source: BBC African news
Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar undergoes surgery on a knee injury
Copperleaf2018-09-30T14:06:53+01:00Porto's Cameroon international striker Vincent Aboubakar faces a long spell on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on a knee injury. Source: BBC African news
Africa to support Infantino bid for Fifa re-election
Copperleaf2018-09-30T13:30:48+01:00African football will support Fifa president Gianni Infantino in his re-election bid next year, the Caf president Ahmad confirms. Source: BBC African news
Why Hollywood writer Ubah Mohamed hated her name
Copperleaf2018-09-30T00:50:49+01:00Ubah Mohamed used aliases to get work before breaking into Hollywood. Source: BBC African news
Mortada Mansour: Zamalek chairman banned from football for one year by Caf
Copperleaf2018-09-29T15:55:29+01:00Mortada Mansour, chairman of Egyptian giants Zamalek, is banned from all football-related activity for a year by the Confederation of African Football. Source: BBC African news
Madagascar banned from using national stadium following stampede
Copperleaf2018-09-29T14:57:29+01:00Caf punishes Madagascar following a stampede at the country's national stadium earlier this month, which killed one person and left nearly 40 others injured. Source: BBC African news
Natasha Museveni directs film about Ugandan leader
Copperleaf2018-09-28T23:31:03+01:00Natasha Museveni's film charts her father's journey from rebel leader to Ugandan president. Source: BBC African news
Secret life of rare antelope revealed
Copperleaf2018-09-28T23:00:11+01:00An antelope caught on camera in Uganda for the first time sheds light on an unexplored rainforest. Source: BBC African news
Artist Othello De'Souza-Hartley on the beauty of human skin
Copperleaf2018-09-28T18:28:03+01:00How artist Othello De'Souza-Hartley explores human skin and nudity through his work. Source: BBC African news
Senegal's sand painter: Creating beauty with grains of sand
Copperleaf2018-09-28T11:39:29+01:00Chiekh Mbacke Sow makes beautiful paintings using sand he imports from all over the world. Source: BBC African news
Ethiopia attack: Five charged for trying to kill PM Abiy Ahmed
Copperleaf2018-09-28T11:15:17+01:00The suspects are accused of involvement in an attack at a rally for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Source: BBC African news
Africa's week in pictures: 21-27 September 2018
Copperleaf2018-09-27T23:23:02+01:00A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week. Source: BBC African news
How tragedy turned to triumph for Mr Congo UK 2018
Copperleaf2018-09-27T18:24:56+01:00Jeffrey Samba has been crowned the first Mr Congo UK 2018. Source: BBC African news
Kenya athletics: Wada report finds no evidence of institutional doping
Copperleaf2018-09-27T17:57:21+01:00Kenya shows no signs of operating an "institutionalised" doping system, says a World Anti-Doping Agency report after a two-year study. Source: BBC African news