•Gambian government confirms 39 deaths and rescue of a hundred migrants in a recent boat accident in Jinack.
•Mauritanian Prime Minister, Djay, arrives in Dakar for a two-day working visit to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
•Three West African countries owe Nigeria a combined electricity debt exceeding 17 million dollars.
•And in Liberia, a coalition of private business owners petition government over alleged dominance of foreign businesses.

