•Observers rate October 10 general elections as crucial for the sustainability of the country’s democracy
•Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana vow to improve the living standard of cocoa farmers as the International cocoa body celebrates its 50th anniversary.
•A social movement In Niger M62 calls for the prosecution of former president Issoufou for crimes against humanity.
•Burkinabe interim President Captain Traore dismisses the nation’s chief of army days after the attempted coup.
