DRC: Army says it's retaken areas occupied by the M23 rebel group in the east

A spokesperson of the army has been quoted by local media say the army and police have halted M23’s advance on the provincial capital Goma. Regional leaders are due to meet in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Monday on peace talks.

The World Food Programme says it has started sending various much-needed aid to certain areas of Mekelle.

Ghana's Central Bank has withdrawn foreign exchange support for the importation of rice, poultry, vegetable oil, toothpicks, pasta, fruit juice, bottled water, ceramic tiles, and other non-critical goods. The move is part of measures to reduce high demand for the US Dollar and address the depreciation of the Cedi, which is now listed as the world’s worst-performing currency.