How yuh doing AFRICA ?

The death of a young doctor has sparked intense debate on social media in Nigeria.

The female resident died from Lassa fever in the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, in the eastern Abia State.

The country is currently in the midst of an outbreak of the disease which killed 90 people
- including health workers - in the first two months of this year alone.

Kidnappers of a Catholic priest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
eastern city of Goma in North Kivu province have demanded $500,000
for his release, the church said.

Father Celestin Ngango was taken away by armed men on Sunday
shortly after he celebrated Easter mass in his parish.

Seven opposition leaders in Tanzania were freed on bail today following their arrest last week.

The Chadema party politicians are facing charges of sedition and incitement to violence

and are scheduled to reappear in court on 16 April.

The ANC Women's League - which Mrs Madikizela-Mandela once led - gather outside her home

It was all smiles in Beijing today when Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa
met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping
for his first official visit to the country in his new role as president.

A video of a female lawmaker in Kenya calling for men to consider marrying more wives
to tackle "problems in the society" is being shared on Twitter.

Gathoni Wa Muchomba,who is one of 47 lawmakers holding a special seat reserved for women in parliament
said that polygamy will solve some of the problems people were facing.

In 2014, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta approved a law allowing men to marry more than one wife.

It brought civil law, where a man was only allowed one wife
into line with customary law
where some cultures allow multiple partners.

From my neighbour in Guyana, the wonderful voice of Eddie Grant :

Concert in London England asking the same question of this back in 1986

Mapoui wanted it to be surreal : Africa without an Elephant and a Tiger is useless
listen to 2:40 of the video above : ~~ de only Tigers I see are Tame ~~