Crisis at ECOWAS, CAN favorites on the mat and Italian-African summit in Rome: Africa Weekly. More than 50 people were killed and around 60 others injured during clashes in the Abyei region, on the border between the Republic of Sudan and South Sudan.

The Malian opposition denounces an "illegitimate" and "without consultation" decision, after Mali's withdrawal fromECOWAS. 'We are calling for a revolution' against Museveni, says Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine.