•Senegalese President Macky Sall affirms commitment to free and transparent presidential elections in February 2024.
•Reactions trail the Malian army’s warning of an imminent attack on Bamako by terrorists.
•Debate moratorium on the death penalty emerges among Gambians.
•An unknown infection kills 7 and causes the hospitalisation of 59 villagers in south of Cote D’Ivoire.
