The scarcity of fuel and cash looms across Nigeria as businesses reject old banknotes despite a court ruling reversing the withdrawal.
Senegalese Opposition politician Ousmane Sonko appears before a Dakar court later today.

President George Weah of Liberia directs all cabinet members seeking elective positions in the October 10 general elections to resign.

And in Niger, CSOs organize a conference onraising awareness on the cost of living, corruption, and impunity in the capital Niamey.