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Today on Daybreak Africa, Sierra Leon's parliament abolishes the jury system, ECOWAS says member states must give a year's notice to leave the West African regional bloc, and Malawi's president lashes out at police for arresting people over social media posts. All this and more on Daybreak Africa.

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The West African bloc ECOWAS has warned that it risks disintegration and worsened insecurity after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger formalized their breakaway union. South Africa’s new minister of home affairs has extended the visas of thousands of foreigners in the country until the end of the year, a move aimed at keeping skilled workers while their visa extensions are processed. This coming week could be consequential for U.S. President Joe Biden’s reelection bid as voices continue to grow for him to leave the race amid concern over his age and capacity to lead.