Ethiopia's Zone 9 bloggers acquitted of terrorism charges
Burkina coup leader charged
Nigerian general convicted for abandoning weapons after fleeing Boko Haram
South African woman in court over alleged Gumtree baby sale
Concerns over killing of one of Zimbabwe's largest elephants
Email stories and comments to africalive@bbc.co.uk - Friday 16 October 2015
Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, got a brand new commuter train service last month.
It's the first light railway service in sub-Saharan Africa.
The BBC's Emmanuel Igunza took a ride for Africa Business Report:
Addis Ababa's new light railway
The site of a new port in Tanzania, which promises to be the biggest in East Africa, has a long history.
Bagamoyo was the original colonial capital of German East Africa.
During the slave trade it was a major holding centre before slaves were transported across to markets on the island of Zanzibar.
But at the moment it is a small tourist town, as these pictures from the last week show:
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That's all about to change - and quickly. The port, a railway and roads are planned to be completed in two years.
In this week’s satirical round-up of African news, Ikenna Azuike learns how to count, courtesy of South African President Jacob Zuma.
Here’s Africa in 90 Seconds:
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When Mmabatho Montsho googled "sexuality and African women" the sort of thing that came up was HIV/AIDS, rape and sexual violence.
She wasn't convinced that was the whole story.
So she started asking women about sex. Lots of women.
She told BBC trending about how it has now become her life's mission:
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We loved this picture from Kenyan digital artist Bazil Ngode.
We're going to keep an eye out for stunning pictures on Instagram to highlight.
So if you take one you think we should repost, tag it with #BBCAfrica so we can find it.
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The BBC's Chris Ewokor explains the background to Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, which has been blamed for a series of bomb attacks this week in the north-east of Nigeria:
Ugandan government spokesman Shaban Bantariza has been responding to a BBC story that a UK-based firm has sold surveillance technology to Uganda.
It was alleged that it had been used to crush and potentially blackmail opponents of the president.
The report said the operation was codenamed Fungua Macho
A BBC reporter in Uganda's capital, Kamapala, is tweeting quotes:
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