•John Dramani Mahama takes his oath of office as Ghana’s president for a second term with a first ever female vice president.
•In Nigeria, a bomb explosion leaves one dead, three injured at an Islamic school in Abuja.
•Senegal’s Director General of Police embarks on the first historic visit to the Gambia, to consolidate bilateral ties between both countries.
•Côte d’Ivoire launches first edition of National Cotton and Cashew Producers’ Day to aimed at enhancing value addition.
