The BBC has been getting more responses to the Facebook post by footballer Emmanuel Abebayor where he revealed the difficulties he is having with his family.

Samuel in Ghana says: "This dependency attitude of African families on their fortunate relatives abroad must be checked."

But Joshua in Luxembourg says: "His family must have helped him along the way up. He shouldn't be disgracing his family in public."

The BBC World Service programme World Have Your Say will be discussing the issue at 14:00 GMT.

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Google searches reveal that people in Nigeria are more interested in the UK general election than those living in the UK, the website Mashable reports, external.

News Lab at Google found that the UK was in third place behind Nigeria when measuring search data, it said.

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Meanwhile, researchers from the University of Manchester say four million people born outside the UK are eligible to vote in today's poll, business news site Quartz reports, external.

It lists the UK's African-born voters as:

• 182,000 Nigerians

• 168,000 South Africans

• 111,000 Kenyans

• 69,000 Somalis

• 57,000 Zimbabweans

Brian Hungwe
BBC Africa, Harare

Zimbabwe's High Court has ordered that the phone company Telecel can continue operating pending an appeal over the cancellation of its licence by the government.

Last week, the communications minister gave the firm 30 days to windup operations and allow subscribers to migrate to other local mobile networks.

Supa Mandiwanzira said that the law states that at least 51% of a company should be owned by Zimbabweans and that was not the case with the country's third largest mobile network.

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Two pictures posted by South Africa's Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula of the country's cabinet having a giggle have been attracting a lot of attention on Twitter, external.

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President Jacob Zuma appears to be sharing a joke as the politicians take their places for a group photo.

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Mr Mbalula does not reveal what the joke was about.

Umar Shehu Elleman
BBC Hausa, Lagos

I have been stuck here in a traffic jam for more than three hours trying to get to my office, which is only about 10km (six miles) from my home.

Lagos has not seen gridlock like this for nearly 10 years. The administration of outgoing Governor Babatunde Fashola has made huge strides in upgrading the road system.

But this morning it appears that the tankers trying to get into the port, where fuel has recently arrived, have blocked some major roads.

There has been a severe fuel shortage here in recent weeks.

The BBC's Martin Vogl is tweeting, external about the 17th Century silver bar handed over to Madagascar's president: "Team believe silver bar came from wreckage of pirate Captain Kidd's ship - one the most famous pirates who operated out of Madagascar."

He also tweeted this picture of the place where it was found:

Our reporter says it was discovered just off the coast in shallow water.

Ivory Coast has banned skin lightening creams because of health concerns.

Creams that de-pigment the skin have been popular for years among African women - and some men - who believe they make them more beautiful.

But medical experts say they may cause cancer and other diseases.

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The Tottenham Hotspur and Togo striker has posted a new comment on Facebook following on from his revelations about his family issues.

He says that "every struggle has shaped me into the man I am today. I am thankful, even for the hard times. They only made me stronger".

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Former Cameroon international Patrick Suffo has told the BBC's Newsday programme that most African footballers working abroad have experienced similar issues to Emmanuel Adebayor.

The Tottenham Hotspur and Togo striker revealed financial issues that he is having with his family in a long Facebook, external post.

Suffo said that Adebayor must have gone through some "very hard times" before making his family troubles public.

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Protesters in Burundi have been shouting at army officers this morning after a demonstrator was shot dead in the Kinama district of the capital, Bujumbura:

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The army fired warning shots in the air in another neighbourhood to disperse protesters who were chasing down people suspected to be members of pro-government militia, the Associated Press news agency reports.

Here AP says a suspected member of the militia pleads for his life as he is surrounded by those protesting against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term in office:

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The head the African Union commission has told CCTV, external that the environment in Burundi "is not conducive for elections" and the AU would not be sending observers to June's presidential poll.

Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma also referred to the constitutional court decision allowing President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third term.

"Sometimes legal issues like this need to be looked [at] more broadly... what is important is for Burundi to be in peace not the legalities," she said.

China is launching its first direct air routes to Africa, Xinhua, the country's state news agency reports, external.

Southern Airlines has announced that from August it will fly from Guangzhou to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

In August, Air China is also reported to be opening a route from Beijing to Johannesburg in South Africa and in October to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

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Last year, some African airlines also launched direct routes to China, Xinhua says.

The BBC's Martin Vogl is at a ceremony in Madagascar where a 17th Century silver bar is being handed over to the president.

He tweets, external: "Divers just pulled this 50 kg silver bar out off Sainte Marie island Madagascar. Say it could be pirate treasure."

He also tweeted this picture of soldiers guarding the "pirate treasure".

The office of Madagascar's president has been tweeting, external photos this morning about the discovery of a 55kg (121lb) silver bar off the island of Sainte Marie.

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It is thought it might be part of the treasure of notorious Scottish pirate Captain William Kidd.

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President Hery Rajaonarimampianina is in Sainte Marie, off Madagascar's north coast, to receive the bar at a ceremony.

Brian Hungwe
BBC Africa, Harare

The phone company Telecel has taken Zimbabwe's government to court over the cancellation of its licence, reports the state-owned Herald newspaper.

The government says the firm was more than 50% foreign-owned, which is against the law. But Telecel, Zimbabwe's third largest phone network, disputes this.

The US envoy who was in Burundi last week has told the BBC's Newsday programme that there are people within President Pierre Nkurunziza's party who are opposed to his third-term bid.

But Tom Malinowski said that the president remains "quite stubborn" in his interpretation of the Arusha accords, which ended the country's civil war, believing they allow him to run again in June.

Burundi's constitutional court ruled on Tuesday that Mr Nkurunziza could have a third term as he was first appointed by parliament and not directly elected in 2005.

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South Africa's Eyewitness News is reporting that there are protests again this morning in Soweto, by people angered about the installation of electricity metres, external.

Hundreds of residents of the Orlando West section of the Johannesburg township have blocked roads and are pelting passing cars with stones, it says.

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The Kenyan Standard leads this morning on the "ridiculous excuses" that policemen gave to a vetting committee for why they had a lot of money in their bank accounts.

Committee members smiled when one policeman said that he worked as a DJ in his spare time, another said that he was saving money for a dowry.

At least one person has been killed in fresh clashes in Burundi's capital, Bujumbura.

According to the AFP news agency, a small group of protesters fought with government supporters, thought to be members of the ruling party's militia, in the Kinama district. Witnesses said the police opened fire on the demonstrators.

Associated Press photographer Jerome Delay tweeted , externalfrom Kinama, saying a person was lying in a "pool of blood shot in the head".

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Red Cross spokesman Alexis Manirakiza told Reuters that nine others were also been wounded this morning.

The Kenyan mobile phone company Safaricom has announced annual profits of $335m (£220m). This is a 38% increase on last year reports the Standard newspaper, external, mainly driven by its money transfer business, M-Pesa.