Burundi generals launch coup bid
Presidency says it remains in control
Thousands celebrate reports of coup in Bujumbura
Pro-coup soldiers advance on city centre, police flee
Regional leaders condemn coup attempt
Burundi's presidential spokesman has told the BBC Great Lakes service that rumours of a coup are unfounded and were spread over Twitter.
Security was tightened at the national radio station today in case demonstrators targeted it, Willy Nyamitwe added.
President Pierre Nkurunziza is in Tanzania for talks with regional leaders aimed at ending weeks of protests in Burundi over his decision to run for a third term.
The hashtag #NairobiFloods is trending on twitter in Kenya, as heavy rains continue to cause chaos in the city.
Image source, TrendsmapKenya's Star Newspaper carries the story, external of a dramatic rescue of 11 schoolchildren, who it says spent 10 hours trapped in their school bus, which was half submerged by the flood waters. Kenya Red Cross says, external it rescued all the children early this morning.
Image source, The StarMohamed Moalimu
BBC Africa, Mogadishu
Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab has captured 14 Iranian sailors after their boat was swept ashore in the central Galgadud region, witnesses in the area have told me.
There has been no comment yet from al-Shabab or Somali officials.
BBC Monitoring
The Zambia Medical Association has appealed to the government to allow prisoners to have sex with their spouses, reports the Lusaka Times.
"A criminal justice system ignorant of biology such as ours here in Zambia is a recipe for disaster. It breeds violent men and women who desperately seek unnatural ways of relieving themselves of the built-up tension within their systems," association head Aaron Mujajati is quoted as saying, external.
Shops have closed and barricades are burning in the centre of Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, as unrest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term continues.
About 200 protesters, mainly women, made it to Independence Square, before police opened fire to disperse them.
Image source, ReutersProtests are taking place while the president is in Tanzania
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Image source, Wakaliwood.comAn actor has lunch in full horror make-up.
Image source, Wakaliwood.comThe replica of Rambo's machine gun, welded from scrap metal.
Image source, Wakaliwood.comThe studio's kung fu school keeps children off the streets and trains them as future stars.
Journalist Melanie Gouby tweets, external from Burundi's capital, Bujumbura: "Grenades thrown, protesters have Molotov cocktails, water canon tank keeps falling back and protesters gaining ground".
Protesters have been demanding that Pierre Nkurunziza step down in elections due in June. He is in Tanzania for talks with regional leaders to discuss the crisis.
Burundi's influential Catholic Church has called for the postponement of controversial presidential elections scheduled for June.
It said in a statement that it will ask Catholics on the electoral commission to step down if the government refuses to yield to the demand.
Police have fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse protesters marching near the president's office in Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, reports the BBC's Maud Jullien from there.
The several hundred protesters were about one kilometre from the presidency when police intervened, she says.
This is the closest that protesters have come to the presidency since they took to the streets last month to demand that President Pierre Nkurunziza abandon his plan to run for a third term in elections due in June, our reporter adds.
Image source, ReutersProtesters have set up barricades in Bujumbura
Mr Nkurunziza is in Tanzania for a summit called by regional leaders to discuss the crisis in Burundi.
Mohamed Moalimu
BBC Africa, Mogadishu
Two fighters of Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab have been killed by a firing squad following their conviction for murdering five people, including four MPs. One of the MPs was famous Somali musician Saado Ali Warsame, who was killed in July.
Image source, APSaado Ali Warsame performed as a musician while being an MP
Economic migrants rescued from the Mediterranean while trying to reach Europe should be returned home, UK Home Secretary Theresa May has suggested.
The biggest ever global school rankings have been published, with Asian countries in the top five places and African countries at the bottom.
Singapore heads the table, followed by Hong Kong, with Ghana at the bottom.
Image source, AFPGhana's education system has featured badly in the rankings
Anne Soy
BBC Africa, Dar es Salaam
East African heads of state will meet in Tanzania today to discuss the deepening crisis in Burundi.
President Pierre Nkurunziza is expected to attend. He will be under pressure from other leaders to drop his plan to run for a third term in elections scheduled for June.
About 20 people have been killed in protests since Mr Nkurunziza announced on 25 April that he will be contesting the election.
Image source, APFears are growing that the violence could worsen
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