•Police in Benin detain ex-president’s son Chabi Yayi amid post-coup crackdown.
•ECOWAS endorses Ghana’s President Mahama as West Africa’s sole candidate for the African Union Chairmanship in 2027.
•Opposition leaders in Nigeria warn of a plot to undermine the country’s multiparty democracy.
•Protests erupt in Liberia over suspicious death, gridlocking key highway in the country.
