Prominent Somali singer diespublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 22 July 2015
BBC Somali Service producer tweets
Summary
'Bombers disguised as beggars' strike in Cameroon
Militant Islamists lose Somalia stronghold
Buhari 'ready' to negotiate release of Chibok girls
Gabon denies paying Messi $3.8m appearance fee
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Prominent Somali singer diespublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 22 July 2015
Your #hairtalks reactionpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 22 July 2015
More people have been commenting on BBC Africa Facebook, external Page on our topic of the day - the politics of hair in Africa.
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End of youtube videoNonhlanhla Khumalo in Botswana: "I really love my long hair. I would like to leave it un-relaxed but it is so bushy and stiff that combs get stuck in there, so i have 2 relax it, but i do it twice a year."
Silekiwe Audrey Mwenelupembe in Malawi: There is too much politics surrounding our "kinky-coily" afro hair. One thing for sure is that my afro is not a "trend", its who i am."
Dinah Mose in Kenya: "At my work-place, ladies glorify the wearing of weaves but i decided to follow my heart. Resorted to natural. I shaved to one inch. And that's me."
Maribel G Wilkins in the US: "It is all just cosmetic. An afro does not define an African.. Kudos to you anyhow girl friends for your choice".
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Making Nairobi smartpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 22 July 2015
BBC News producer tweets
Meeting the Obama puppetspublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 22 July 2015
The BBC's Africa correspondent has been peeping into the world of the US president and his wife ahead of the couple's visit to Kenya by meeting puppeteers from Kenya's satirical XYZ show:
Your #hairtalks reactionpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 22 July 2015
Here are more tweets on the BBC Africa topic of the day - the culture and politics of African hair and how to style it:
'Oldest Koran' found in Iraqpublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 22 July 2015
A British university has discovered what may be the world's oldest Koran. The manuscript is part of the Mingana Collection of more than 3,000 Middle Eastern documents gathered in the 1920s by Alphonse Mingana, a Chaldean priest born near Mosul in modern-day Iraq.
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End of instagram postObama urged to plant khat treepublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 22 July 2015
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Juliet NjeriKenyan khat enthusiast Rajesh Hirani is urging US President Barack Obama to plant a khat tree at the White House as a "clear sign that he supports every aspect of Kenya's economy".
Kenay's privately owned The Star newspaper says Mr Hirani wants to give Mr Obama, whose father was Kenyan, a bunch of the green-leaved shrubs and a seedling when he visits this weekend.
Mr Hirani also wants him to open up the US market and lobby against the ban of khat exports to the UK.
Khat, locally known as miraa, is a mild stimulant widely grown and consumed in Kenya, and other regional states.
Is African hair a political issue?published at 10:58 British Summer Time 22 July 2015
Today, BBC Africa is looking at the culture and politics of hairstyle choices. Here are some of your tweets views on the topic:
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Preparing for Obama's visitpublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 22 July 2015
BBC producer in Nairobi tweets