The death of a young doctor has sparked intense debate on social media in Nigeria.
The female resident died from Lassa fever in the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, in the eastern Abia State.
The country is currently in the midst of an outbreak of the disease which killed 90 people
- including health workers - in the first two months of this year alone.
Kidnappers of a Catholic priest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
eastern city of Goma in North Kivu province have demanded $500,000
for his release, the church said.
Father Celestin Ngango was taken away by armed men on Sunday
shortly after he celebrated Easter mass in his parish.
It was all smiles in Beijing today when Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa
met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping
for his first official visit to the country in his new role as president.
A video of a female lawmaker in Kenya calling for men to consider marrying more wives
to tackle "problems in the society" is being shared on Twitter.
Gathoni Wa Muchomba,who is one of 47 lawmakers holding a special seat reserved for women in parliament
said that polygamy will solve some of the problems people were facing.
In 2014, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta approved a law allowing men to marry more than one wife.
It brought civil law, where a man was only allowed one wife
into line with customary law
where some cultures allow multiple partners.
leapjoy post=361922 Wrote:Why put a lioness and her cub in the picture?
Mapoui wanted it to be surreal : Africa without an Elephant and a Tiger is useless
listen to 2:40 of the video above : ~~ de only Tigers I see are Tame ~~
