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That's all from BBC Africa Live today. Keep up-to-date with what's happening across the continent by listening to the Africa Today podcast or check the BBC News website.
A reminder of today's wise words:
Quote MessageA sinking vessel needs no navigation."
Sent by Baraka Emmanuel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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And we leave you with this picture of a brass band busking on a street in South Africa's coastal city of Cape Town.
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