1. Chukwueze reflects on 'dream' Nigerian debut
Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze has described his international debut for Nigeria as the completion of a "dream year".
The 19-year-old's skill and impressive left foot caught the eye after starting for the Super Eagles in Tuesday's 0-0 friendly draw against Uganda in Asaba.
Chukwueze is enjoying a breakthrough season, scoring in both the League and Spanish Cup despite only earning promotion to the first team from the reserves.
"Making my debut for Nigeria only completes a dream year in my professional life," he told BBC Sport.
"I've played and scored for Villarreal this year, and I never expected to get a chance to get into the Super Eagles team, but everything is happening like a dream.
2. Thousands strike over pay in Tunisia
Some 650,000 public sector workers in Tunisia are striking over low pay and thousands have joined street protests across the country, the Reuters news agency reports.
The government has refused to increase wages and is under pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reduce its deficit, Reuters adds.
It is the biggest strike in five years - schools, universities and local government offices have shut their doors, while hospitals are providing only emergency staffing.
Tunisia's economy has struggled since Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, who led Tunisia for 23 years, was toppled amid an unprecedented wave of protests in 2011 that was sparked by anger at high unemployment and poverty.
3. Chad politician arrested over 'marriage to 14-year-old'
A Chadian minister has been detained by police following reports that he had married an underage girl.
Azzai Mahamat Hassane's lawyer has denied that his client's wife is a minor.
French-language news broadcaster RFI quotes a state prosecutor as saying Mr Hassane married the girl in a "customary ceremony" in 2017 when he travelled to the western town of Nokou with a political delegation.
Marriage in Chad under the age of 18 is illegal, and people found to have married minors or offered underage children for marriage face prison.
4. Ethiopian opposition figure made poll chief
A former exile, judge and leading opposition figure has been chosen by parliament to head Ethiopia’s electoral board - marking another significant appointment of a woman to a key public office.
Birtukan Mideska only returned to Ethiopia earlier this month after seven years in exile in the United States.
Ms Birtukan was sentenced to life imprisonment after the disputed 2005 elections.
Now the former judge will oversee the country’s elections in May 2020.
She faces a key challenge in restoring faith in an electoral board that has long faced accusations of being manipulated by the state.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has instituted wide-ranging reforms including making peace with neighbouring Eritrea, freeing political prisoners and welcoming back armed opposition groups that were once in exile.
He has appointed women to half the ministerial posts in his cabinet and last month parliament elected the country's first female president - Sahle-Work Zewde.
5. Ghana phone firms slapped with million-dollar fine
All four of Ghana's mobile network operators have been fined a total of $7m (£5.4m) for failing to meet benchmark service requirements.
Frequent call drops, calls taking a long time to go through and poor sound quality were among the reasons Ghana’s National Communications Authority punished Vodafone, MTN, Glo and Airtel/Tigo.
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