TOP NEWS African Union appeals for calm in Ethiopia-Somalia row The African Union on Thursday joined the United States in appealing for calm in the Horn of Africa after regional tensions soared following a contested deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland. AFP
African Union suspends Niger Republic, mounts pressure on coup leaders Terhemba Daka (Abuja) and Samson Kukwa-Yanor (Makurdi)
Defiant Niger forms new govt as ECOWAS’ standby force ready for deployment Tope Templer Olaiya (News Editor), Terhemba Daka, Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze (Abuja) and Adewale Momoh (Akure)