Ghana will witness an election Monday in which President Nana Akufo Addo, his predecessor and rival John Mahama, pledged to help the economy recover from its first quarterly contraction in nearly 40 years.

 Militants linked to Al Qaeda fired missiles at French military bases in Kidal, Menaka and Gao in northern Mali within a few hours this morning, in rare coordinated attacks on international forces.

Ethiopia has declared that peace talks are possible with the Tigrayan government, only if it disarms, releases its federal officials, and surrenders the leaders of the region themselves.

 The United Nations has warned that 9 million people are threatened with displacement from their homes due to the ongoing conflict in the Tigray region in Ethiopia, adding that Addis Ababa's declaration of a state of emergency prevents the arrival of food and other aid.