•Amnesty International condemns the crackdown on demonstrations in Togo and calls for an urgent independent investigation.
•Mali’s Transitional Parliament Grants Military a Renewable Five-Year Mandate in Major Political Shift
The ECOWAS pre-election mission in Côte d’Ivoire concludes assessment tour ahead of October 25 polls.
And, regional experts anchor the US-Five African Nations summit on economic and resource control agenda.