•Ghana’s President Mahama announces the creation of dedicated fund to support educational needs of children of the eight deceased persons in the tragic helicopter crash.
•At least 16 inmates escape prison in Nigeria’s North-Central Nasawara State
•Calls intensify for justice in the Gambia, as a one-month-old infant dies of allege Female Genital Mutilation despite Government ban on the practice
• Mali’s former prime minister and political leader Dramé dies at age 70
