•Nigerian police teargas protesters in Abuja as the country marks its 64th Independence Day
•Two suspects of an attempted coup d’état in Benin, Olivier and Oswald appear before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism.
•Workers of TECY Project in Liberia stage peaceful protest over 13 months’ unpaid salary arrears
•And, Schools in Mali to remain closed for another month as the flood situation in the country persists