Louise Redvers, our correspondent in Angola, snapped this unfortunate scene on one of the capital's poorly maintained roads.
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Social media is changing the way news is collated, distributed and consumed in a very far-reaching way.
As digital technology continues its advance across Africa, how will it change the role of BBC Africa News and Current Affairs as a news provider for the continent?
Our twitter feed can react the quickest to breaking news, while and our programmes, blog and magazine can provide the detail, context and analysis and there are yet more platforms for us to explore.
Plus, our audience will surely become more involved in the process, identifying the stories that you want told and telling us how you want us to tell them.
exciting times
... been listening to Gladys Njoroge's report from the men-who-feel-under-attack debate in Nairobi. One bloke was near to tears at the thought of being surplus to his girlfriend's requirements because she could pay her own rent. bless!
Do African women need a fella in modern society where they have financial independence? What's you view?
Isn't it about negotiating a relationship with roles both partners are comfortable with?
Come on guys - stop feeling sorry for yourselves - manhood isn't a mono-dimensional thing!
]]>Louise Redvers, our correspondent in Angola, snapped this unfortunate scene on one of the capital's poorly maintained roads.
Not that I'm a proper african music afficianado or anything, but I'm kinda like a tree growing in the path of an African music river - a lot comes my way.
Well, I was obviously looking the other way with ear plugs in when Nneka whooshed past me selling great articulated truck loads of her single Heartbeat.
The track has been massive here in the UK providing Nneka with some much deserved commercial success after plugging away at her art for 5 years, getting good critical notices but sales not matching.
But anyway - back to the Mobo awards announcement - I'm like -" who??"
A quick youtube search and an educational chat with my colleague, Bola Mosuro and I'm a Nneka convert.
Her album "No Longer At Ease" showcases a variety of styles, pop, funk, reggae, hip hop. Her style defies definition but is rooted, with love, in Lagos - her home town. Her attachment to Lagos, the heartbeat city of Nigeria, is evident in the choice of shoot locations for her music videos, which celebrate the city.
Her evident commitment to her African audience is great news for us at Network Africa because our invitation to her to perform on the programme got the nod despite a very tight touring schedule!
Bola will be interviewing the singer so if there is something you would like to ask Nneka, post it here and we'll give it to Bola to insert into the conversation.
On Monday November 2nd we'll be switching all of the BBC's blogs to BBC iD from the previous BBC membership system. And in the New Year our message boards and other communities will be heading down the same route.
Read more about BBC iD on the BBC Internet Blog.
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and the government spokesman tells us that life jackets are compulsory in the country
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so that's a good thing . . . right?
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