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Prosecutors drop charges against South African’s suspended police chief on grounds that there was no evidence linking him to graft allegations over a police medical scheme.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has launched a strategic technical assistance initiative in Niamey to support Niger’s Ministry of Economy and Finance in reinforcing its tax administration and expanding domestic resource mobilization.

In a move to safeguard democratic processes, Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has deferred signing the newly passed “Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2026,” sending the legislation to the Supreme Court for an official judicial opinion.

Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo is scheduled to present his General Policy Statement to the National Assembly on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, marking his first major legislative address since succeeding Ousmane Sonko on May 25.

UN rapporteur calls for international probe into alleged deteriorating democratic and human‑rights environment in Zambia.

President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has inaugurated a five-member Bawku Revitalisation Committee to manage a GHS1 billion development fund aimed at restoring the historic Upper East town and its surrounding communities to their former commercial and social glory.

Tanzania’s Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi resigned on Tuesday amid rising scrutiny over political divisions and press freedom.

Senegal’s National Assembly has suspended a plenary session originally scheduled for Wednesday regarding a proposed law to govern the legal framework of special funds.

Continuing a nationwide push to reform local governance and decentralization, Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, led a high-level stakeholder consultation in Bo City following the initiative’s initial rollout in Kenema.

Marking the country’s 66th anniversary of independence, Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has urged citizens to make national self-determination an active daily commitment.