•25 international and local rights groups in Guinea call for the release of Billoh Bah and Fonike Mengue, a year after their abduction.
•A special court in Bamako sentences former Finance Minister Filly Sissoko and others to prison for embezzlement of 130 billion CFA francs.
•And in the Gambia, CSOs lament the National Assembly’s rejection of the 2024 draft constitution.