Shewa Hagos and her sons changed their sandwich shop into a traditional Eritrean cafe in 2014.

Within a few months, the Blue Nile had become London's best restaurant on the review site TripAdvisor.

BBC's Africa's Peter Okwoche went to test his taste buds.

Snails are eaten in large quantities in parts of West Africa where they are considered a delicacy, but most people in Eastern and Southern Africa do not eat snails.

Now, one entrepreneur is raising snails in Kenya. It is the only snail farm in East Africa, as Ruth Nesoba reports.

Inflenced by Fela Kuti and Jimi Hendrix, Nigerian-born and New York based 'Blu-funk' musician, Keziah Jones performed a Network Africa session in studio S6 at Bush house.

"Lagos vs New York" is from his five track Nigerian Funk EP which comes in advance of the release of his fifth album, Nigerian Wood, due out in the autumn.

Described as "an album of pride and love" Keziah's new material seeks to represent Nigeria in a more contemporary cultural context with this track drawing parallels between his two favourite cities.

Ivory Coast's cultural capital, Abidjan is famous for its thriving music scene thanks to bands such as Alpha Blondy, Tiken Jah Fakoly or reggae artist Kajeem.

When the Africa Kicks bus rolled into town, the BBC asked Kajeem to record a special Network Africa video session.

He performs 'Demain C'est Aujourd'hui' with Adama Diabaté on guitar and Nadege Kablan on backing vocals.

In February 1952, Princess Elizabeth was enjoying a short break in Kenya with Prince Philip, her husband of five years. It was a brief respite from their royal duties.
And it was here on 6 February, that the princess became Queen, after George VI passed away in his sleep.
Now Queen Elizabeth II is the UK's longest-reining monarch.

Oliver Mutukudzi with a song called Kupokana - a warning to be careful about the words that come out of your mouth.

As the BBC's Connected Africa Day focuses on Africa's new broadband connectivity, Network Africa sessions step in to provide you with the opportunity to really test the new technology by watching the great Zimbabwean singer and guitarist, Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi performing two tracks live in our Bush House studios.