•The Ivorian Presidency announces the appointment of Robert Mambe Bagre as the new Prime Minister.
•Liberia’s Incumbent George Weah and main Challenger of the Unity Party Joseph Boakai both maintain a close lead in the latest pronouncement of results.
•Nigeria’s inflation hit an all-time high of 27 percent in September according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
•Several human rights organizations are calling on the Senegalese authorities to release people arrested during peaceful demonstrations in the country.
