Geopolitics – Central Africa
- IGAD demands release of arrested Machar allies
- Darfur violence escalates: at least 10 killed in artillery strike, villages attacked
- Somali forces end a 24-hour siege by al-Shabab militants on a hotel, leaving all fighters dead
- Gabon Junta Chief Faces Three Challengers In Presidential Vote
- Clashes continue in eastern Congo days after attack on civilians left many dead
- Les rebelles M23/AFC s’emparent de la cité de Nyabiondo
