Mayeni Jones
BBC News, Lagos

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A hearing between telecommunications firm MTN and Nigeria's central bank has been adjourned until December.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has accused the South African company of illegally transferring $8.1bn (£6.3bn) abroad, which is against the country’s foreign exchange regulation.

MTN says it has done nothing wrong.

The Nigerian government has also demanded $2bn in related taxes from the telecoms giant, which makes about a third of its annual core profit in Nigeria.

Last week, Nigeria's Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said the fine had been damaging for Nigeria.

Speaking at the 24th Nigerian Economic Summit in the capital, Abuja, she added that investors should not be worried that they would be next.

Patience Atuhaire
BBC Africa, Kampala

An audit into the numbers of refugees in Uganda has uncovered that previously reported figures were over-estimated by more than 300,000 people.

It follows allegations earlier this year that corrupt Uganda government officials had inflated the refugee figures. Four officials in the department of refugees were suspended.

Uganda has been widely praised for its immigration policies at a time when some Western countries are closing their borders, and described as one of the best places in the world to be a refugee.

In a joint statement, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the prime minister’s office said that the discrepancy in the figures was expected because of the huge numbers that were pouring into Uganda from South Sudan between 2016 and 2017.

Some refugees may have registered at more than one centre, while some may have moved back across the borders.

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It confirmed that the number of refugees in the country has been found to be 1.1 million people, and not 1.4 million as previously reported. That is a difference of more than 20%.

The now-concluded verification process began in March and was conducted in refugee settlements across the country, according to the UNHCR and the Ugandan government.

Farida Bedwei grew up loving superheroes but noticed there were never any with her condition, cerebral palsy. So she decided to create one herself.

Her comic book character Karmzah gets her power from her crutches that she has to use for her cerebral palsy.

The Ghanaian artist hopes her creation will improve social attitudes towards people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities.

Video journalists: Thomas Naadi and Sulley Lansah.

Mayeni Jones
BBC News, Lagos

Three members of a religious group have been killed in clashes with security forces in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, the army has confirmed. Four soldiers were also injured.

A spokesperson for the Shia group, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), told the BBC members of the group were taking part in a symbolic procession on Monday afternoon when they were attacked by the military.

This latest clash follows violence over the weekend.

In a statement, the military said troops were transporting ammunition and missiles from Abuja to Kaduna on Saturday afternoon, when they were attacked by members of IMN.

The IMN has held a series of protests in Abuja over the past year to demand the release of its leader Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. He has been in government custody since fighting between his supporters and the army broke out in December 2015.

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A talented musician who passed himself off as a girl during music exams at a high school in Kenya has been arrested, local media report.

He wore a girls’ uniform and attracted the attention of other students "as he played instruments with dexterity, unlike the rest of them", Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper reports, external.

The boy involved has not been named.

The incident took place at Mukuyu Girls' Secondary School in Kakamega County in western Kenya.

The musician was a student in neighbouring Uasin Gishu County.

The principal at the girls' school as well as the school's music teacher have also been arrested.

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It is feared that clashes in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, between security forces and supporters of a Shia group have left "many dead", the Nigerian branch of Amnesty International has tweeted:

AFP news agency has interviewed the spokesman for the protesting group, the Islamic Movement for Nigeria (IMN).

Ibrahim Musa is quoted as saying that "people were definitely killed".

People in Abuja are tweeting about the trouble:

Rights groups have criticised the authorities of covering up a massacre of more than 300 IMN supporters in 2015.

The army denies the allegation.

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Researchers in Britain and The Gambia say they have the first evidence that dogs can sniff out malaria, a skill that they say could lead to much quicker diagnosis of the killer disease.

The work was done with the charity Medical Detection Dogs, external.

The dogs were trained to smell the presence of the malaria parasite in infected children by sniffing their clothes.

Blood-sucking mosquitoes, which spread the disease, are thought to be attracted to the parasite's odour.

The researchers say that in addition to screening local communities, sniffer dogs may one day be used at airports to detect malaria carriers to help stop cross-border infection.

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A Central African Republic MP has fired a gun in the air in parliament, the AFP news agency reports.

It says that Alfred Yekatom, a former militia leader, fired the shot and then ran away, after a row with a fellow lawmaker.

The reason for the shooting is not clear.

The incident led MPs to run for the exits and proceedings were suspended while the lawmakers were being searched, AFP says.

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Cars are being turned away from one of the main roads in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, after reports that a protest by a Shia group has turned violent.

An eyewitness told Reuters news agency that soldiers have shot at the protesters and local media are reporting that there have been casualties.

The protest comes a day after the army confirmed that soldiers shot dead three members of the group, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) in Zuba, on the outskirts of the capital.

They are demanding the release of their leader, Ibrahim el-Zakzaky who has been in military detention for almost two years.

The local branch of Amnesty International is tweeting about the army action:

Nigerian security forces have shot at Shia protesters in an area on the outskirts of the capital, Abuja, a witness has told Reuters news agency.

Some of the protesters had been throwing stones at the soldiers, the witness says.

Shia protests in Nigeria have sometimes turned deadly.

In 2016, eyewitnesses told the BBC that the army had killed dozens of members of a Shia organisation during a military crackdown.

The authorities have accused the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) of wanting to ferment an Iranian-style revolution and of being a "state within a state" - accusations IMN denies.

The huge economic boost that Africa could get from its burgeoning youth population "is close to being squandered", Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim says following the publication of his foundation's latest report into African governance, external.

It has been publishing annual assessments since 2007.

Mr Ibrahim says "governance on our continent, on average, is slowly improving", but he has concerns about what will happen to the young people on the continent.

"Young citizens of Africa need hope, prospects and opportunities. Its leaders need to speed up job creation to sustain progress and stave off deterioration,” he says.

One of the statistics out of the hundreds produced is of particular concern.

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation says that education services have got worse in half of the countries on the continent over the past five years:

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Poly Muzalia
BBC Africa, Kinshasa

Dozens of army lorries have been seen driving through the centre of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

But this was not a show of military strength, rather it was the army's donation to the electoral commission ahead of December's presidential poll.

The commission says that, in all, 300 lorries, 10 planes and 10 helicopters will be used to distribute election material such as voting machines and ballot booths.

Last week, opposition supporters marched in Kinshasa demanding that traditional ballot papers be used rather than the voting machines.

December's vote is for a replacement for President Joseph Kabila who has remained in power two years after his second and final term should have ended.

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At least nine people were injured when a woman blew herself up in the centre of Tunisia's capital, Tunis, the interior ministry says.

Eight of those hurt in the explosion on the Habib Bourguiba avenue, which runs through the middle of the city, were police officers.

The ministry has described the blast, near the Municipal Theatre, as a "terrorist explosion".

No deaths have been reported at this stage.

Anne Soy
BBC Africa, Nairobi

The European Union Naval Force say they have blown up an abandoned boat from which pirates had attempted to hijack a Hong Kong-flagged ship on the Indian Ocean.

Suspected pirates shot at the bulk carrier earlier this month but the attack was unsuccessful.

The force says the boat was destroyed to deter further attacks.

A BBC colleague has tweeted a gif of the destruction of the suspected pirate boat:

The abandoned boat was tracked to a small bay by an EU warship that had been patrolling the Indian Ocean.

Tools usually used by pirates were found on board.

Piracy off the coast of Somalia has fallen drastically over the last 10 years, largely due to the presence of EU and Nato warships on the Indian Ocean.

There has not been a successful attack for over a year and a half.

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Idris Elba has co-written a stage show about life in South Africa after Nelson Mandela, which will have its premiere in Manchester next summer.

The Luther star has written Tree with Kwame Kwei-Armah, the new artistic director of London's Young Vic theatre.

Elba played the late South African president in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

Tree will combine drama with music, dance and film, and will be part of the 2019 Manchester International Festival.

However, Elba won't appear in the show, which is also inspired by the 2014 album Mi Mandela, which saw the actor bring together British and South African musicians.

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There's been a big explosion in the centre of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.

State radio says that a woman has blown herself up.

Police have cordoned off the Habib Bourguiba Avenue that runs through the centre of the city.

The Nigerian robotics engineer who created MekaMon, the world's first intelligent gaming robot, says perseverance is key to his success.

UK-based Silas Adekunle wants to inspire many Nigerians at home to also make it in the tech industry.

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