•Opposition leader Ousainu Darboe clinches UDP presidential ticket for 2026, ahead of high-stakes Gambia election

•President Mahama assures reintegration of persons displaced by insecurity in the northern region of Ghana.

•In Côte d’Ivoire, executives of the opposition PDCI petition an Abidjan Court over the legitimacy of Thiam’s party leadership.

•And, Nigeria benefits from an 18 million euro EU–Germany four-year program to boost rural agriculture in the country.