Nigeria: Lagos embarks on multimillion dollar project to turn giant garbage dump into a park that will generate energy.
Zambia: Vaccination campaign under way in Mazabuka after outbreak of Lumpy Skin disease that killed dozens of animals.
Somalia: Briton accused of links to al-Shabab meets with reporters in Mogadishu.
Egypt: Shortages of gas and other basic necessities are leading to long queues and growing frustration at the government.
Sudan: Three times a week Nubian wrestlers hold a tournament in Khartoum's Peace Square.
