1. Shia protesters defy Abuja crackdown
Hundreds of Shia protesters have again taken to the streets of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, defying a deadly crackdown in which three of their number were killed on Monday.
There have been scenes of commotion as security forced fired tear gas at demonstrators as they attempt to contain the march.
The Shia group, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), is protesting against the ongoing detention of its leader Ibrahim El-Zakzaky who has been in prison without trial for almost four years.
On Monday the army issued a statement confirming the deaths of three Shia protesters and injury of four soldiers following clashes earlier that day.
Three other Shia protesters were shot dead in the city by military officers in similar circumstances on Saturday.
2. Billion-dollar Nigeria telecoms dispute delayed
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.
3. German leader calls for more investments in Africa
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has urged international companies to invest more in Africa, saying the continent has huge growth potential.
Speaking in Berlin at the opening of an investment summit attended by several African heads of state, Mrs Merkel spoke of the need for fair trade relations with Africa.
Her comments come as Germany seeks to reduce the flow of migrants from Africa.
Ms Merkel's controversial 2015 open-door policy that led to more than one million migrants entering the country is a major reason why her popularity in Germany fell.
Ahead of the summit, Germany's development minister, Gerd Müller, said Germany would invest in healthcare, agriculture and education in Africa. He described hunger as murder.
4. Gang lawyer shot dead on school run in SA
A top criminal lawyer whose clients included gang leaders has been shot dead outside his children's school in Cape Town as he was dropping them off for the day.
Police say they are searching for an as-yet unidentified suspect who shot Pete Mihalik dead in his car, in an attack which also left his eight-year-old son injured and needing hospital treatment. His daughter was unhurt.
"The suspect was seen fleeing the scene in a metallic-grey VW Polo", says Police Spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana.
Pete Mihalik (pictured in 2011) was found dead in his car on Tuesday morningImage caption: Pete Mihalik (pictured in 2011) was found dead in his car on Tuesday morning
Mr Mihalik, 50, was regarded as a talented lawyer known for defending high-profile cases including that of businessman Jason Rohde who was accused of murdering his wife‚ as well as other clients described by local media as "some of Cape Town’s leading gangsters".
Another lawyer with whom he often worked, Noorudien Hassan, was shot dead outside his home in Cape Town two years ago.
5. Libya gain but Nigeria lose a place in Africa's continental club competitions
Nigeria have lost their right to enter two clubs in to each of the annual African club competitions after years of poor results.
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has confirmed to the BBC that just one club from Nigeria will entered into the next Champions League and Confederation Cup.
However for the first time in eight years Libya will be able to enter two teams per competition
The increase comes despite Libya's domestic league being in turmoil because of the country's security problems and their clubs being forced to host continental club competition matches at venues outside of the country,
It comes as Nigeria have fallen out of the top 12 of the Caf rankings of club competition results over the last five years while Libya are up to ninth.