Summary

  • Zimbabwean given bail over killing of famed lion

  • Nigeria and Cameroon leaders discuss Boko Haram

  • Much-loved Kenyan comedian buried

  • Niger bans full-face veil in border region

Live Reporting

Naziru Mikailu and Farouk Chothia

  1. Who was Cecil named after?

    Famous Kenyan author reacts to the brutal killing of a Zimbabwean lion by US hunter Walter Palmer: 

  2. Europe 'dominates' Fifa

    Here's another tweet from our sports reporter on the decision of European Football Association head Michel Platini to run for Fifa's presidency:

  3. Reaction to Platini's Fifa boss bid

    BBC sports reporter tweets on the decision of the head of the European Football Association, Michel Platini, to run for the presidency of Fifa:

  4. Comedian's funeral under way

    A private TV station tweets from Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on the funeral of of Benson Wanjau, a comedian popularly known as Mzee Ojwang (see 09:47 post):

  5. What's in a name?

    A prominent Nigerian writer tweets on media coverage of the killing of a lion in Zimbabwe (see 09:05 post):

  6. Reaction to Kenyan comedian's funeral

    Kenyans have been remembering on social media Benson Wanjaumedi, the famous comedian who will be buried today (see 09:47 post) following his death earlier this month: 

  7. Inspired by Tutu

    A former leading anti-apartheid activist in South Africa pays tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 83, following his re-admission to hospital after being discharged last Tuesday. 

    It is unclear what the Nobel peace laureate is being treated for.