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1. Mozambique: Hundreds Break Jail Amid Escalating Violence

   [allAfrica] More than 1500 inmates have escaped a prison in Mozambique amid escalating post-election violence in the country, reports the BBC. The escapees, dozens of whom have been rearrested, are said to have taken advantage of the deteriorating security situation caused by ongoing political unrest to knock down the prison walls.

2. Africa: World Bank Board Approves $47.7 Million to Improve the Public Sector in the First Result-Based Financing Program

   [World Bank] Banjul -- The World Bank today approved a $47.7 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) for The Public Administration Modernization for Citizen Centric Service Delivery (PAMP). The five-year PAMP Program-for-Results (PforR) is the first of its kind for The Gambia.

3. Nigeria: The Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge - Where Winning Should Save Lives

   [Nigeria Health Watch] Abuja -- "Pregnant women and patients requiring medical care are compelled to embark on a two kilometre journey to access fundamental laboratory and scanning services at other facilities, due to the PHC's lack of essential medical equipment and deteriorating infrastructure".

4. Nigeria: Nigerian-Built App Set to Disrupt $460bn Global Parcel Market

   [Leadership] A new App built by Nigerians is set to revolutionise the global parcel delivery market, valued at $460 billion, through innovative blockchain technology.

5. Liberia: Bishop Brown Urges Government to Take Aggressive Action On Citizens' Challenges - Calls for Swift Investigation Into Capitol Building Fire

   [FrontPageAfrica] The former President of the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) Bishop Kortu Brown says the upholding of the rule of law and the lack of robust efforts to address challenges confronting Liberians remain a serious challenge to the Unity Party (UP) led-government of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai.