Scroll down for Friday's storiespublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018
We'll be back next week
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 MessageYour neighbour knows you are alive but only you know how you are living."
An Oromo proverb sent by Nimona Benti, Finfinne, Ethiopia.
But, before we go, here's one of our favourite pictures taken this week. It's in Cape Town in South Africa: