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Mali’s Ministry of Justice is advancing technical preparations to operationalize an electronic monitoring framework established under its December 2024 criminal legislation, aiming to alleviate severe prison overcrowding and reduce heavy reliance on pretrial detention.
Ramaphosa has signed a law strengthening the independence of South Africa’s Public Service Commission and promote professional conduct by civil servants.
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.