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.

Ghanaian cardinal Peter Turkson was considered Africa's main candidate for Pope.

In his country, however, many believe that Catholicism is under threat from the growing appeal of Pentecostal churches.

BBC Africa's Akwasi Sarpong sent this report from Accra.

Seun Kuti on his dad Fela Kuti, afrobeat and african art... with BBC Africa's Peter Okwoche. FULL INTERVIEW

As the African Union prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary the BBC's Peter Okwoche asks his colleagues at the BBC Africa what Pan-Africanism means to them.

Kenyans and Nigerians have been engaged in a Twitter battle following reports that Kenya's national football team the Harambee Stars had been denied a proper training ground. The Kenyans also complained about their hotel accommodation. The Nigerian Super Eagles are the reigning African champions.

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.