• AES Bloc summons Nigeria’s Chargé d'Affaires over unfair remarks by President Tinubu linking worsening security crisis to the Sahel. • President Mahama of Ghana carries out first cabinet reshuffle, appoints a Defence Minister • Nigeria’s anti-corruption commission recommends sanctions against Adeyemi for operating a fake government agency. • The Gambia's Electoral Commission pledges credible elections in December, despite several objections to the voter registration process.