Scroll down for Thursday's storiespublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
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A reminder of our proverb of the day:
Quote MessageThe foot doesn't like thorns."
A Zarma proverb sent by Abdullah Salisu in Dosso, Niger
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And we leave you with this photo of South Africa's finance minister, Malusi Gigaba, who was caught playing Candy Crush in parliament today while his new boss, President Cyril Ramaphosa, addressed the chamber: