•Colenel Assimi Goita of Mali dismisses Agriculture minister Dembele over mismanagement of the cotton sector among others.
•Nigerian government laments loss of 9 billion dollars annually due to illegal mining activities across the country.
•Open Society Foundation OSF commits 400 million dollars to climate-resilient initiatives in six countries including Senegal.
•And The Afrobarometer Report launched in Accra with findings that support for democracy in Africa is strongs
