•Popular Malian radio host Ras Bath wins in a case against the state but remains in custody.

•Maritimes Authorities in Nigeria to Destroy a vessel intercepted en Route Cameroon for crude oil theft.

•Amnesty International calls on West and Central African state authorities to stop persecuting human rights defenders who expose corruption, bribery, and abuse of office.

•More reactions trail Nigeria’s President Tinubu’s emergence as the new ECOWAS Chair.