•Sankulleh -Ghana petitions the African Union to take action against xenophobic attacks in South Africa •Atiewin-Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberiaraises trust issues with the establishment of War and Anti-Corruption courts •Sankulleh- Dissolution of the Independent Electoral Commission in Côte d’Ivoire courts mixed reactions •Atiewin- Senegal begins preparations for centenary celebrations of former President Abdoulaye Wade.