•Côte d’Ivoire opposition alliance defies government ban and insists onprotesting Ouattara’s fourth-term bid.
•Mali imposes a visa bond on Americans in a reciprocal move, after a similar policy by the U.S State Department on Malian travelers.
•Guinea’s judiciary system launches an investigation into a deadly confrontation at a mining site.
•The Liberian police face public backlash over fatal shooting of a mentally ill man.
