•Governing NDC’s Bernard Bediako leads in Ghana’s Akwatia by-elections after coalition in over 70 polling stations.
•Côte d’Ivoire PPA-CI’s Laurent Gbagbo denounces Ouattara’s candidacy for a fourth term
•African Development Bank’s president Sidi Ould Tah takes office, with analyst calling for improvement in continental development through financing.
•Day 2 of 4th Africa Food Systems Forum ends in Dakar with commitments to strengthen food security across the continent
