Ugandan animator Richard Musinguzi told the BBC's Outlook programme that he learnt how to animate in his spare time whilst studying to be an architect. His cartoon creation Katoto now has a big following on social media.
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The BBC's Sammy Awami says unlike on the Tanzanian mainland where condoms are sold in almost every city kiosk, they are tricky to find on the mainly Muslim island of Zanzibar, which is popular with tourists. One vendor said as it was a "religious place" he didn't want to "promote adultery".
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People are turning to trees to advertise their services and products because of the expense of advertising in newspapers, reports the BBC's Brian Hungwe from Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.
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Renowned Senegalese Doudou Ndiaye Rose died this week aged 85 - and reportedly had more than 35 children. Many of his offspring played in his traditional drumming troupe - a legacy of which he was very proud.
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Robert Mugabe Jr, better known as Tinotenda in basketball circles, is in Zimbabwe's squad at the African basketball championships. The son of the country's president played for just over five minutes in a game against Algeria. He didn't manage to score and the team lost by 20 points.
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Some of the quirkier snippets from the news in Africa that we did not know last week: