Nigeria has announced plans to delist the naira from all peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms. According to the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the move is to tackle the manipulation of the local currency’s value in the foreign exchange market.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to the Western Balkan state strengthens the so-called steel friendship that has developed between Beijing and Belgrade. In Serbia, China is seen as the strongest ally after Russia.

Chad's election results are being disputed after interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby was declared the winner according to provisional results, something opposition leader Succes Masra described as an attempt to "steal" the vote.