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1. 'The situation is under control,' Mali's junta leader says in first address since weekend attacks

   In his first address to the country since the weekend’s wave of attacks, Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita said on Tuesday that “the situation is under control.”

2. Senegal MPs vote to amend electoral code, paving the way for PM Sonko's presidential candidacy

   Senegal's National Assembly adopted an electoral code reform on Tuesday, paving the way for Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko to run in the 2029 presidential election. The opposition called the changes "tailored to one man."

3. Tunisia: President dismisses minister of energy and industry

   Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of energy and industry minister Fatma Thabet Chiboub, ahead of a parliament meeting to review controversial draft laws on renewable energy contracts.

4. Mali's military leader Assimi Goita reappears in Bamako after weekend attacks

   Mali's military leader Assimi Goita, who has not appeared in public since large-scale jihadist-separatist attacks at the weekend, has met the Russian ambassador to his country, his office said on Tuesday.

5. Madagascar expels French diplomat amid rising tensions

   Madagascar has expelled a French diplomat, accusing them of involvement in alleged destabilisation activities, in a move that signals growing tensions between the island nation and its former colonial power, France.