As Nigerians continue to debate online the unconfirmed reports that nearly 9bn naira ($45m) will be spent on a "wardrobe allowance" for MPs, this graphic from the Economist in 2013 has been widely shared. , external

It shows that lawmakers in Nigeria earn a basic salary of $190,000, the second highest in the world behind Australia, roughly 116 times the country's GDP per person. 

Nigerians have been taking to social media to react to unconfirmed media reports that MPs will receive millions of dollars in a "wardrobe allowance" during their terms in office (see post at 16:13).

The phrase "wardrobe allowance" and the hahtags #9billion, external (the reported value of the allowance in naira) and #OccupyNASS, external (referring to the National Assembly) are now trending. 

Many of the responses have been angry:

While other have been poking fun at what they see as the extravagance of some lawmakers:

The BBC's reporter in the Tunisian capital Tunis has more ontoday's fatal train crash:

Some young South Africans - including this young graduate - are using Youth Day, which marks the 1976 Soweto uprising, to reflect on the changes in the country:

#IAm76 is trending in South Africa as people there remember the events in Soweto of 16 June 1976. 

Black students fighting a policy forcing them to learn in Afrikaans were shot while on a demonstration in the Johannesburg township.

One Twitter account is tweeting the events in real time, including the killing of Hector Peterson, the first student to die on the protest.

Celebrated Soweto-born ballerina Kitty Phetla speaks to Kim Chakanetsa about her career in this week's episode of The Conversation.

Kitty became known for performing the famous Russian piece The Dying Swan with an African twist. 

Instead of wearing a white tutu, pink tights and pointe shoes, she dances in an all-black costume to become The Black Dying Swan.

Focus on Africa TV's Peter Okwoche has tweeted photos of him with Seun Kuti, son of Fela Kuti. The interview airs at 17:30 GMT on BBC World News. 

Burundi's presidency has tweeted a picture of the electoral commission with its two new members, Annonciate Niyonkuru and Alice Nijimbere:

The new line up comes after two commissioners fled the country.

Parliamentary elections are due on 26 June and the delayed controversial presidential election will take place on 15 July.