Scientists warn Lake Victoria is dying
Copperleaf2017-11-27T06:26:30+01:00Biodiversity in Lake Victoria has fallen by 50% since the 1980s. Source: BBC African news
November 2017
Mugabe will play elder statesman role in Zimbabwe, says mediator
Copperleaf2017-11-26T16:34:39+01:00The Jesuit priest who brokered his resignation says he can’t confirm Mr Mugabe got a $10m pay-off. Source: BBC African news
Nigeria's Obafemi Martins helps Shenhua win Chinese FA Cup
Copperleaf2017-11-26T16:16:24+01:00Former Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins scores for Shanghai Shenhua as they beat rivals Shanghai SIPG on away goals to win the Chinese FA Cup Source: BBC African news
Zamalek football fans not happy as members re-elect Mortada Mansour as president
Copperleaf2017-11-26T14:15:50+01:00Many fans of Egyptian football team Zamalek are unhappy that members of the sporting club have re-elected controversial president Mortada Mansour. Source: BBC African news
UK Archbishop ends Zimbabwe protest
Copperleaf2017-11-26T12:09:27+01:00The Archbishop of York had not worn one for 10 years as a symbolic protest over Robert Mugabe. Source: BBC African news
Escaping the leper colony
Copperleaf2017-11-26T01:35:49+01:00Ikoli Harcourt Whyte was diagnosed with leprosy as a teenager and spent most of his life in a leper colony but managed to compose some 200 hymns, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani. Source: BBC African news
Migrant crisis: Boat sinks off Libya, killing at least 31
Copperleaf2017-11-25T20:44:13+01:00Some 200 migrants were also rescued as Libyan coastguards came to the aid of two boats in trouble. Source: BBC African news
TP Mazembe hold SuperSport to retain Confederation Cup
Copperleaf2017-11-25T20:29:00+01:00DR Congo's TP Mazembe hold SuperSport United to a 0-0 draw in the second leg of the African Confederation Cup final to successfully defend their crown. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe ex-minister Chombo in court on corruption charges
Copperleaf2017-11-25T17:17:20+01:00A lawyer for Ignatius Chombo said the former finance minister had been beaten while in custody. Source: BBC African news
Egypt attack: IS flags carried by gunmen, say officials
Copperleaf2017-11-25T12:54:37+01:00The death toll from Friday's bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Sinai rises to 305. Source: BBC African news
Egypt Sinai: Bomb and gun attack on mosque
Copperleaf2017-11-24T12:16:49+01:00Some 75 people have been wounded, a health ministry official told local media. Source: BBC African news
In pictures: Mnangagwa sworn in
Copperleaf2017-11-24T11:58:22+01:00Crowds gathered in a stadium in the country's capital to see their new president. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabweans share hopes under President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Copperleaf2017-11-24T11:49:31+01:00A pensioner, an activist and a white farmer share their hopes for the future under a new president. Source: BBC African news
Oscar Pistorius jail term for killing Reeva Steenkamp more than doubled
Copperleaf2017-11-24T11:16:30+01:00The family of murdered girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp say the ruling means she can now rest in peace. Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe: Emmerson Mnangagwa to succeed Mugabe as president
Copperleaf2017-11-23T22:29:15+01:00Emmerson Mnangagwa is to be inaugurated, amid calls for an end to the "culture of corruption". Source: BBC African news
Tsvangirai issues warning to Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa
Copperleaf2017-11-23T18:56:10+01:00Leader of Zimbabwe's opposition MDC party, Morgan Tsvangirai, warns of a "power retention agenda". Source: BBC African news
Seedy outfits, soldier selfies
Copperleaf2017-11-23T18:22:52+01:00A selection of this week's best photos of Africans and Africa. Source: BBC African news
Emmerson Mnangagwa: Will he be different from Mugabe?
Copperleaf2017-11-23T18:13:35+01:00How different might Emmerson Mnangagwa be from Robert Mugabe, as president of Zimbabwe? Source: BBC African news
Zimbabwe's likely next leader
Copperleaf2017-11-23T18:11:02+01:00Zimbabwe's president-to-be has had a volatile political career. Source: BBC African news
Mugabe resigns: Zimbabwe celebrates end of an era
Copperleaf2017-11-22T05:53:00+01:00Zimbabweans celebrate late into the night after Robert Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year rule. Source: BBC African news