A massive operation to round up thousands of escaped crocodiles is under way in South Africa. Up to 15.000 of the animals got out of a reptile farm during a flood this week.
In the Central African Republic, 66 former child soldiers face the threat of death even though they are in the care of the United Nations' children's agency.
A court in South Africa has approved the acquisition of a local retailer by the US giant Walmart. The move has been criticised by trade unions and politicians.
The Kenyan parliament finishes its five-year term this week paving the way for the next general elections slated for March 4. The upcoming vote is expected to usher in a new parliament, as well, as a new form of governance.
It was once a thriving city - a centre of learning and commerce on the old Trans-Sahara trade route. But Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in modern-day Nigeria, is now struggling.
Residents of Kuru in Jos South local government area of Plateau state, North Central Nigeria went to the streets in protest of an attack on their community, which resulted in the death of one person and the injury of another by unknown gunmen.