•Catholics worldwide celebrate the election of a new pope as white smoke billows from the Sistine Chapel
•Political parties in Mali vow to fight back as the transitional government suspends their activities ahead of Friday’s demonstration.
•Police in the Gambia arrest protesters demanding an audit of the sales of Yahya Jammeh’s properties.
•And, Ghana’s President Mahama takes stock of his government as he clocks 120 days in office.
