Our proverb of the day:
Quote Message'One never knows what will happen tomorrow, and train this dog to eat roasted grain,' said the old man.
An Oromo proverb from Ethiopia sent by sent by Ifa Gemechu.
KwaZulu-Natal authorities say the storm is one of the worst in South Africa's history.
Read MoreThe WHO chief says a fraction of the help given to Ukraine has been given to other humanitarian crises.
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Quote MessageSomeone living in the desert knows the value of firewood."
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And we leave you with this photo from Kenya of a visitor to Nairobi's Giraffe Centre feeding one of the animals earlier on Wednesday:
Image source, afpThe UN has launched an investigation in Mali after an army helicopter fired several rockets in the vicinity of UK members of its peacekeeping force in the country.
The incident took place in the area of Tessit, near Gao city in the east of the country.
“There were no injuries or damage to UK equipment. The circumstances surrounding this incident are being investigated,” the UK’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement to the BBC.
Aboubakar Famau
BBC News, Butiama
The events in Butiama are part of efforts to educate younger Tanzanians about Julius Nyerere
Tanzania has been marking 100 years since the birth of its founding father, the late Julius Nyerere.
Events have been held at his ancestral village of Butiama, where he was laid to rest two decades ago.
Some of those who attended described him as a humble man who always frowned on corruption.
He is also remembered for his ability to unify Tanzanians from all social and cultural backgrounds, and making Swahili the country’s official language.
During the commemorations, Emmanuel Kiondo, director of Nyerere Museum in Butiama, said they were introducing new elements into the school curriculum so students could learn more about Nyerere.
Yasine Mohabuth
Port Louis, Mauritius
Mauritius has begun to administer a second booster Covid shot to those aged over 59 and people considered vulnerable.
This dose is not mandatory, but is highly recommended, the health ministry says.
It will be the third injection for people who initially received the single dose of Johnson & Johnson.
For those who have had other vaccines - that required two shots - this will be their fourth dose.
Jose Tembe
BBC News, Maputo
A lion that killed three people in north-western Mozambique has been killed.
The big cat began attacking people in Mavago district, which is within a nature reserve in Niassa Province, over the last week.
His victims included a father and his 10-year-old daughter, attacked in the village of Iringa, and a young child who was attacked in a separate incident in the town of Nkalapa.
A vet working for Niassa Special Reserve said the attacks happened at a time when maize cobs had matured – attracting wild pigs to the farmers’ field.
The lions follow the pigs - and in this case led to the attacks on people near the fields.
Ishaq Khalid
BBC News, Abuja
Image source, Nigerian armyThe army released photos of the detained suspects in military fatigues
The Nigerian army says it has arrested 12 people in the south-west of the country for pretending to be soldiers.
The officer in charge of the regional army division, Maj Gen Umar Thama Musa, said the suspects were detained in Lagos and Ogun states, and had been wearing full military uniforms.
He said since January last year 150 such imposters had been arrested.
Fake soldiers often engage in illicit activities such as mounting roadblocks to extort motorists.
Image source, Getty ImagesTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hails from Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said the world does not give equal attention to emergencies affecting black and white people.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who comes from Ethiopia's war-torn region of Tigray, said only a fraction of the help given to Ukraine was given to humanitarian crises elsewhere.
The AFP news agency quoted him as saying:
Quote MessageI don't know if the world really gives equal attention to black and white lives.
Quote MessageThe whole attention to Ukraine is very important of course, because it impacts the whole world.
Quote MessageBut even a fraction of it is not being given to Tigray, Yemen, Afghanistan and Syria and the rest. A fraction.
Quote MessageI need to be blunt and honest that the world is not treating the human race the same way. Some are more equal than others."
BBC Somali service
Image source, Khaalid FoodhaadhiAt least 12 journalists have been arrested outside the main prison in Hargeisa, capital of the breakaway state of Somaliland, as they reported on riots taking place inside.
Several of them were live on air when the security forces came to detain them. Mohamed Ilig was doing a Facebook live at the time:
One of those detained was Hassan Galaydh, a freelance journalist who reports for BBC Somali radio.
News crews rushed to the jail after shots were heard from the prison on Wednesday morning.
It is not clear what was behind the trouble, but some reports say that a heated argument broke out between prisoners about Islam.
One of them reportedly said something disrespectful about the religion at a time most Muslims are fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. When fights broke out, prison guards intervened.
The authorities say the situation at the prison is now calm, but the journalists remain in custody.
Somaliland and Somalia often come in for criticism for mistreating journalists - especially when they try to report what are perceived as negative stories.
Kenyan long-distance runner Joyce Chepkirui is banned for four years for an athlete biological passport (ABP) violation.
Read MoreIshaq Khalid
BBC News, Abuja
At least 28 teenagers have drowned after their boat capsized in north-western Nigeria.
They were trying to cross a river to fetch firewood on Tuesday evening in the Shagari region of Sokoto state.
Regional government official Aliyu Dantani told the BBC most of the dead were girls.
It is not yet clear exactly how many people the boat was carrying but 28 bodies have been found.
Rescuers are continuing to search the waters for others who are missing.
It is not known what caused the boat to capsize, but boat accidents are common in Nigeria - often blamed on overloading, poor maintenance and bad weather.
Image source, AFPBoats in Nigeria tend to have a poor safety record
Lalla Sy
BBC News, Abidjan
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has announced the resignation of his Prime Minister, Patrick Achi, and that of his government.
Mr Ouattara made the announcement during a cabinet meeting, saying he had decided to decrease the number of ministers in the government from 41 to 30 as well as reduce state spending.
This reshuffle had been in discussion since the beginning of the year. It was first planned for January and then February.
The president said he would name a new prime minister next week.
Mr Achi was appointed to the post in March last year, following the death of his predecessor, Hamed Bakayoko.
Volunteers in Durban are searching for trapped locals after the worst floods the coast has seen in decades.
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Shingai Nyoka
BBC News, Durban
Image source, ReutersPresident Ramaphosa has been meeting those who lost relatives in the floods
Fog hangs over South Africa’s city of Durban, with the occasional drizzle, as the news is confirmed that the number of those who have died in flooding here has surpassed 250.
The authorities say the ground in KwaZulu-Natal province is still saturated - and with more rain comes the threat of more flooding and more landslides.
A helicopter continues to dart back and forth to bring people to safety. People remain trapped where dwellings caved in under mudslides.
The BBC witnessed one search operation for a 10-year-old girl who was part of a family of four swept away on a flooded bridge.
Community volunteers waded into the muddy river in their clothes, taking turns to hack away at the branches, using machetes, to remove debris. The family was too distraught to speak to the BBC.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has been touring the affected areas, describing the storm as “the tragic toll of the force of nature”.
Not everyone agrees - some people from some of the worst-hit communities told the BBC that the scale of this disaster was not entirely a force of nature.
They blame poor drainage and poorly built houses in low-lying areas as being responsible for the high death toll.
Durban’s Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has denied that poor drainage is to blame. He says the scale of the floods was totally unexpected.
The clean-up operations continue as some businesses try to get back on their feet.
Some of the roads to the port of Durban are still impassable after the swollen river washed mud and debris on to the roads.
In the Bluff, an industrial area which forms the southern quayside of the port, the BBC witnessed cars overturned or crushed by debris.
Companies are using water pumps to drain the water from their premises. Shipping services remain on hold.
This devastation comes less than a year after violent protests and looting devastated Kwazulu-Natal - and at a time when holiday-makers usually flock to the coast for the Easter holidays.
Some crocodiles have been washed away from a crocodile farm during the floods that have devastated South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Crocodile Creek Farm, about 40km (25 miles) north of Durban in Tongaat, says 12 crocodiles were swept away after torrential rain hit the area.
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, the province's conservation authority, has tweeted, external that seven of the reptiles have been recaptured and that a hunt is still on the hunt for the other five.
A video has been circulating on social media of officials finding one of the crocodiles along the coast road:
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According to the farm's website, it is home to more than 6,000 crocodiles, alligators and snakes.
Tourists usually flock to the coast around Durban at this time of year for the Easter holidays.
The death toll from the floods that have devastated the coastal region around South Africa's port city of Durban has risen to more than 250, officials say.
Earlier it was estimated that at least 59 people had died in KwaZulu-Natal province.
Nomagugu Simelane, KwaZulu-Natal's health minister, told South Africa's eNCA broadcaster that 253 people had died.
The Reuters news agency says provincial officials now put the figure at 259.
Image source, AFPMonths worth of rain fell in a single day in some areas
Lalla Sy
BBC News, Abidjan
Image source, AFPEaster festivities are important for the Baoulé community
Ivory Coast's army is mobilising 14,000 soldiers and police officers to secure this weekend's Easter festivities.
The period, known as "Paquinou" by the Baoulé - one of the largest ethnic groups in the country, is a time for reunions.
Image source, AFPPeople travel back to central regions for family reunions during Paquinou
Thousands of people travel to cities and villages in the central region, the traditional home for many Baoulé people.
It is considered to be the largest movement of Ivory Coast's population during the year.
Image source, AFPMore people travel at Easter than at any other time of the year
The army has dubbed the mobilisation "Operation Paquinou" - and it will focus on the roads leading to the centre of the country.
Besides the intercity routes, the deployed forces will be securing celebration areas, places of worship and other large gatherings.
Image source, AFPFood is an important part of the celebrations
Officers would be watching out for possible terrorism activity and other serious crimes, as well as minor crimes that often rise during this period, the army said in a statement.
Ivory Coast has been hit by a few jihadist attacks in recent years - though nations to its north, like Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, are more affected.
Last year, the country inaugurated an international military academy to train regional armies battling Islamist insurgencies and the jihadists who are intensifying their attacks across the Sahel.
Image source, AFPFor the Baoulé, Easter is considered a time for families to feast but also to take stock and resolve disputes
The authorities have also asked people to avoid drink-driving and other excesses over Easter.
Richard Hamilton
BBC World Service Newsroom
Image source, Getty ImagesFood prices have shot up
The rate of inflation in Ghana has risen to its highest level in almost a decade, with food prices increasing by around a fifth.
The government said the inflation rate went up from more than 15% in February to 19.4% in March - far exceeding the central bank’s target of between 6% and 10%.
The bank raised interest rates last month in an effort to curb rampant price rises, which analysts say threaten to plunge one of West Africa's largest economies into crisis.
The government has also announced a package of spending cuts to try to reduce its budget deficit and prop up the local currency.