•Senegal’s former president Macky Sall files complaint against Ousmane Sonko’s candidacy in the build-up to the parliamentary election

•Captain Traore suspends VOA over radio program likely to undermine the Burkinabe and Malian Armed forces

•A court in Accra grants bail to 21 Democracy Hub activists for unlawful assembly and demonstration against illegal minning

•And, a new WENDU report warns against widespread drug trafficking and consumption in West Africa.