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Will Ross That's all from the BBC Africa Live team for now.
Africa editor, BBC World Service Until we're back, there'll be an automated service here, plus you can get the latest news on or website or listen to our podcasts - Africa Daily and Focus on Africa.
Our African proverb of the day:
A cargo ship in the Indian Ocean has been boarded by suspected Somali pirates about 600 nautical miles (1,000km) off the country's coast. It is difficult to throw a stone at a lizard that is clinging to a pot."
A maritime security firm said 20 armed men had attacked the vessel which was heading from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates. Click here to send us your African proverbs.
A British maritime monitoring agency confirmed the incident but didn't specify if Somali pirates were involved. And we leave you with this shot of Senegalese presidential candidate Anta Babacar Ngom waving at her supporters.
There have been about 20 hijackings or attempted hijackings in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin since November.
There have also been attacks in the same region by Houthi rebels.
More on this topic:
Are we witnessing the return of piracy on Somalia's coast?
The world's most dangerous seas
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