Sierra Leone student Rev Bosco believes that the boat disaster in Sierra Leone was an accident waiting to strike.

I believe that if mechanisms had been put in place to ensure that these dug-out canoes at least met basic safety standards, the loss of life would have been significantly lower today.

The warning signs couldn't have been clearer. In Sierra Leone today, there are no safe means of transporting goods and services - either by air or sea. I strongly suggest to the outgoing Kabbah government to immediately ground ferries and other boats until all safety standards are met.

Thursday 2nd August

Israel Ambe Ayongwa in Bamenda, Cameroon is remembering Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Nigerian singer and founding father of Afrobeat, who died ten years ago today.

There is no gainsaying that Fela was a rebel - and a unique rebel in this case. He led a one man rebellion against the Nigerian junta government with his only weapon being his powerful vocals, his Afro Beat rhythms and a tribe of twenty-eight female dancers.

While the junta had all the arsenal of weaponry, brutality and torture machines at their disposal to wreak punishment on the likes of Fela, all Fela could do in retaliation was to hit back with the use of his verbal missiles at the government in power.

One funny thing about this man who had an army of 28 female soldiers was that, he equally lashed out against the craving of some women for Western fashion. 'She go say I be lady ooh...' Such a controversial and ambiguous fellow, Fela.

Wednesday 1st August

David Benjamin in Arua, Uganda, comments following news that a 26,000-strong combined United Nations-African Union force will be deployed to Sudan's Darfur region.

I'm very happy about this hybrid force for Darfur - it's a great improvement on what we already have in place, but I wonder if 26,000 will be enough troops to handle the situation in Darfur.

On the other hand, instead of eliminating the guys who are behind this trouble, maybe bringing them together for a common understanding could be a longer-lasting solution.

Tuesday 31st July

Uzondu Esionye in Paynesville, Liberia, wants to share with us the jewels of his country.

Liberia is rich in natural resources, with a beautiful landscape and a diverse cultural background that needs to be shown to the rest of the world.

The tourism sector has helped to develop other countries in the world and has helped to bring about peace and stability, so please BBC, ask those in authority to reflect seriously on how to bring tourism to Liberia.

Monday 30th July

Alieu Sannoh writes from Pweto in the Democratic Republic of Congo, concerning today's Flame of Peace ceremony in Ivory Coast.

I write to thank President Laurent Gbagbo and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro for working hard to end the five years of civil unrest in Ivory Coast.

With war, there was no development and no happiness and that led to the destruction of the country's economy, so thank you for bringing the people together.

Also, I am urging the people of Uganda, Somalia, and Sudan to follow similar initiatives so that peace and stability will spread across the continent.