AU - Africanews

1. French-Nigerian artists team up to craft future hits

   In less than a week, nearly 60 tracks have been created in Lagos during a songwriting camp that brought together nine French artists from genres like rap and pop, and Afrobeats talents from Nigeria's Mavin Records

2. Foreign women linked to IS in Syria detention camps hope for amnesty

   A recent government offensive has weakened the Kurdish-led forces that guard the camps near the border with Iraq.

3. United Nations renews political mission in Haiti for another year

   It is tasked with supporting the country’s political stability, security institutions, rule of law, and human rights.

4. Niger's leader says France, Benin, Ivory Coast behind airport attack

   Niger's military leader has accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting armed groups that attacked an Air Force base in the capital early Thursday, wounding four soldiers and damaging an aircraft

5. Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Brussels for 15th EU Association Council meeting

   The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas welcomed Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita to Brussels on Thursday for the 15th meeting of the Association Council of the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco.