Flight tracking website tweets...published at 08:21 British Summer Time 29 March 2016
Flightradar24 tweeted this picture showing the plane at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus.
Summary
Nigeria oil minister says the country's fuel scarcity will soon be over
Six men are charged in Kenya over an alleged attack on an Uber driver
Niger's opposition leader Hama Amadou 'freed on bail'
French naval forces seize arms cache thought to be bound for Somalia
US agency calls off $470m aid deal for Tanzania
Kenyan authorities scrap plan to expand the country's main airport
Hijacker of EgyptAir flight forced to land in Cyprus arrested
Flight tracking website tweets...published at 08:21 British Summer Time 29 March 2016
Hijacked Egyptian plane lands in Cypruspublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 29 March 2016
A hijacked EgyptAir plane has now landed in Cyprus.
The plane was travelling from Alexandria to Cairo with 55 passengers and seven crew. Egypt's Civil Aviation ministry has said the pilot said he had been threatened by a passenger wearing a suicide belt.
Wise wordspublished at 08:18 British Summer Time 29 March 2016
Today's African proverb:
Quote MessageStealing a drum is easy, but finding a place to beat it is not."
Chukwuzo N, Onitsha, Nigeria
Image source, AFPGood morningpublished at 08:15 British Summer Time 29 March 2016
Welcome to the BBC Africa Live page where we'll be keeping you up-to-date with news developments on the continent, including the hijacking of an EgyptAir plane.