Alhassan Spear Kamara in Banjul, the Gambia is uneasy about the situation in Nigeria ahead of Saturday's vote

Dear President Obasanjo, I heard your no-nonsense statement saying that attempts to destabilise voting in the country would not be tolerated.

However, your warning left me with mixed feelings - either you do not want to see violence erupt during elections in Nigeria, or you are very serious about crushing the opposition.

Whatever the case, please ensure that you do not convince those of us who have been holding you in high esteem that you are nothing but an excellent dictator.

Tuesday 10th April

Mande Daniel in Arua, Uganda is concerned that the BBC's Gaza correspondent, Alan Johnston has now been missing for the past month.

Though he did not report on Africa, Alan Johnston's kidnapping over three weeks ago, sends the world back to barbarism and must be condemned by all peace-loving people.

Journalists are the voice of the voiceless, and arresting or kidnapping them on the grounds that they are reporting the truth is something democracy is against.

I appeal to whoever is holding Alan to release him unconditionally. We desperately need his voice on events in Palestine.

Alan, we miss you, we need you, we can't do without you, please come back, the world is longing for you.

Monday 9th April

Oliver Wesseh, a Liberian in Ghana has written in praise for his country's women

For decades the men of Liberia have ruled, and yet we have seen nothing meaningful achieved. Thank God for mother Ellen and all the women of Liberia for delivering the nation from the pit of total darkness.

I can now communicate with my family on a mobile phone as far as Maryland county and other rural areas. I also receive email messages from friends and relatives in Monrovia.

Bravo to the women of Liberia, you are truly mothers of the nation. Look men, let us allow the women to show us true leadership democracy and development to move Liberia forward.

Friday 6th April

David Borbor in Freetown, Sierra Leone, sees the release of the fifteen British naval personnel from Iranian custody as a sign that the Iranian government is reaching out the hand of friendship, and thinks Britain's prime minister should do likewise.

Mr Blair - this action should be seen as a gesture of peace by the Iranian people.

I am therefore asking that your government views Iran as a peaceful country and treats it as such.

Convincing your American ally to free the Iranians they are holding in Iraq could well be a positive response to this Iranian gesture.

We in Africa are tired with war wherever it happens because we know too well the consequences on innocent lives.

So my message is: stop the war in Iraq and stop preparing for another with Iran. May peace reign on earth.

Thursday 5th April

Yesterday's swearing-in of Guillaume Soro as Ivory Coast's prime minister got Mayen Akuot Atem in Juba, Southern Sudan, writing in with advice for the new PM.

Please work hard and closely with president Gbagbo to take Ivorians towards a free and fair election. Bear in mind that disarmament and reconstruction are in your hands.

Mayen also has words for the Ivorian leader.

Well done President Gbagbo - you have brought Ivory Coast back to a world of understanding and stability and you have become man of the day. Carry on and you will be a great man.