Tanzania's $3bn hydro plant construction begins

Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli is expected to lay the foundation stone for the construction of Stiegler’s Gorge hydroelectric power project expected to provide double the country's capacity.

It is however located in the middle of Selous Game Reserve - the main elephant sanctuary in the country and a World Heritage Site. This has raised concern and criticism among environmental activists who fear it will destroy wildlife habitat.

Kenya's intersex people will be recognised in the national population census for the first time. The UN says that up to 1.7% of the world's population have intersex traits - meaning that they're born with any of a variety of characteristics that do not fit into traditional conceptions of female or male bodies.

(Image: The Selous Reserve is home to crocodiles and other species. Credit: Getty)