Eritrea slams UN human rights report as 'totally unfounded'
Burundi protesters want UN mediator to step down
Nigerian defence chiefs meet regional neighbours on Boko Haram
Cameroon thrash Ecuador 6-0 at Women's World Cup
Hugo Williams and Damian Zane
Kenya's Deputy President has been tweeting pictures of his visit to Egypt, where he will be signing a deal aimed at creating a free trade area stretching from Cairo to Cape Town.
It will take in 26 African countries and some are hailing it as a major step in improving the economy of the continent.
The International Organization for Migration has been tracking the migrants coming into Europe from Africa, the Middle East and Asia:
Nigeria's ministry of defence has tweeted a picture of the meeting of regional defence chiefs in the capital, Abuja.
They are there to discuss a regional force to fight the militant Islamists Boko Haram.
Janet Onyango, BBC Monitoring, Nairobi
There has been a strong reaction on Twitter to a UN report that accused the Eritrean government of committing crimes against humanity, including a shoot-to-kill policy on its borders.
These comments echo earlier tweets from an official in the office of Eritrea's president:
Janet Onyango, BBC Monitoring, Nairobi
#DemolishWestonHotel is trending on Twitter here, days after Deputy President William Ruto admitted to owning shares in the Weston Hotel, which was caught up in a scandal in January, when police used tear gas on schoolchildren who were demonstrating to save their playground from developers.
There were reports that the hotel was involved in purchasing the land in order to turn it into a car park. The hotel denied any involvement.
But some are questioning the wisdom of demolishing the hotel:
The BBC reporter in Madagascar has been tweeting about action against opposition voices there: