•The Governments of Senegal, Mali and Mauritania engage in tripartite military cooperation to enhance cross border security
•Death toll in Nigeria’s flood disaster junps to 30 with over 1 million people displaced
•Burkinabe Prime MinisterTambela blamses the country’s army for the Barsalogo attack
•And Guinea-Bissau outgoing president Emballo promises not to re-contest in 2025 election
