Aboubakar double sees Porto through to knock-out stages
Copperleaf2017-12-07T07:07:10+01:00Cameroon striker scores twice in big win over Monaco to help Porto qualify for European Champions League last 16. Source: BBC African news
December 2017
Railway facelift
Copperleaf2017-12-07T00:17:51+01:00Nigeria has unveiled a major railway expansion project to ease congestion on roads. Ijeoma Ndukwe reports from Lagos. Source: BBC African news
Unwrapping the past
Copperleaf2017-12-06T00:21:38+01:00An intact mummy, excavated a century ago, is the first to be scanned by an advanced X-ray system. Source: BBC African news
Shouting to be heard
Copperleaf2017-12-06T00:05:41+01:00Instead of shouting to be heard, Nigerian soldiers are being told to learn more languages. Source: BBC African news
Kenya widows fight sexual 'cleansing' practice
Copperleaf2017-12-06T00:04:44+01:00The ritual forces women to have sex for three days, often with strangers, after their husbands die. Source: BBC African news
Zanzibar-born artist wins Turner Prize
Copperleaf2017-12-05T22:25:34+01:00Lubaina Himid is the art award's oldest winner and the first black woman to win. Source: BBC African news
Rohr is a 'father figure' for Nigeria team
Copperleaf2017-12-05T19:14:21+01:00Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick hails coach Gernot Rohr, who is set to sign a contract extension, as a 'father figure' to the Super Eagles players. Source: BBC African news
German tourist shot dead in Ethiopia
Copperleaf2017-12-05T12:15:47+01:00An investigation is underway into the attack during a visit to a volcano near the Eritrean border. Source: BBC African news
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa takes lead in ANC president race
Copperleaf2017-12-05T12:14:46+01:00The deputy president emerges as a frontrunner to succeed scandal-prone President Zuma as ANC leader. Source: BBC African news
The Nigeria Football Federation says it will now switch focus to women's team
Copperleaf2017-12-05T11:10:18+01:00Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick says its attention will now turn its concentration to backing the women's team. Source: BBC African news
The Cameroon federation ask for an end to coach Hugo Broos' contract
Copperleaf2017-12-05T09:04:43+01:00The normalisation committee of the Cameroon Football Federation asks the country's sports ministry to terminate the contract of coach Hugo Broos. Source: BBC African news
Trump travel ban: Supreme Court lets restrictions take full effect
Copperleaf2017-12-05T01:46:51+01:00But the directive covering Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen still faces legal challenges. Source: BBC African news
2018 World Cup: Morocco and Iran Group B opener will be 'final'
Copperleaf2017-12-04T11:38:23+01:00Coaching staff from Morocco and Iran say their opening game at the World Cup in Russia will be like a 'final' for both nations. Source: BBC African news
'Yam is our hope'
Copperleaf2017-12-04T00:10:21+01:00"It's our biggest hope," Nigeria says of the humble crop as the country struggles to curb its economic dependency on oil. Source: BBC African news
Former Egyptian PM gives TV interview, denying he was kidnapped
Copperleaf2017-12-03T21:08:24+01:00The family of Ahmed Shafiq had voiced fears he was kidnapped after returning to Cairo. Source: BBC African news
Veteran Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko moves to Mexico
Copperleaf2017-12-03T12:24:23+01:00Mexican second-tier side Atlético de San Luis sign veteran Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko on a free transfer. Source: BBC African news
Meet one of the nominees in Liberia's hunt for most trustworthy official
Copperleaf2017-12-03T02:09:03+01:00Meet one of five nominees in Integrity Idol Liberia 2017, as voting enters the last week in the country's hunt for most trustworthy official. Source: BBC African news
'I fled Zimbabwe for Nottingham after being tortured'
Copperleaf2017-12-02T01:47:16+01:00A man who fled Zimbabwe for Nottingham gives his view on his country's future. Source: BBC African news
Tunisia to open against England at World Cup
Copperleaf2017-12-01T19:13:30+01:00England have been drawn with Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group G at next year's Fifa World Cup in Russia. Source: BBC African news
Heart disease in Africa, 50 years on from world's first transplant
Copperleaf2017-12-01T17:56:24+01:00The world's first heart transplant was performed in Africa 50 years ago, but heart disease is still one of the biggest killers. Source: BBC African news