The diet that helped Uganda's President Museveni shed 30kg

A diet of cassava, Irish potatoes and indigenous vegetables helped Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni shed 30kg (4 stone), he told the BBC.

"I am always fit but the doctors pointed out the mistakes and then I decided to shed off," Mr Museveni said.

Burkina Faso has declared two days of mourning, following the death of 36 civilians killed by militants on Monday.

(Image: President Museveni said he now weighs 76kg. Credit: AFP)