On this edition of Africa 54: President Biden today set up the framework for further sanctions against Ethiopia; ECOWAS imposes sanctions in response to the military coup in Guinea; And an immigrant from Sierra Leone who is known in New York City as the Harlem Groomer, inspired a national movement.

On this edition of Africa 54: the Nigerian air force said on Thursday it may have killed and injured civilians while pursuing suspected Islamist insurgents in the northeast state of Yobe, in an incident that residents said left at least six people dead; West African leaders are gathering in Accra on Thursday to determine how the region's main political and economic bloc can steer Guinea back towards constitutional rule following the military coup, Thursday September 16 is International Identity Day. It's marked as tribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 which calls for identity for all individuals by 2030.

On this edition of Africa 54: Guinea's junta leader Mamady Doumbouya has urged heads of political parties to "not repeat the errors of the past" at the start of a week of discussions aimed at forming a transitional government; With kidnapping and violent attacks rampant in northern Nigeria, some civilians have grown impatient with security forces and have taken up arms themselves; & a tech transfer hub that aims to produce COVID-19 vaccines for Africa will replicate Moderna's mRNA shot - but faces an uphill battle as talks with the U.S. company have not yielded results.

On this edition of Africa 54: VOA correspondents will join us from New York Ground Zero, the Shanksville, Pennsylvania Memorial & the U.S. Pentagon in Washington for special coverage on the 9/11/2001 20th anniversary; Envoys from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are in Guinea's capital Conakry Friday to discuss ways to return the country to constitutional order; & local officials accuse forces from Ethiopia's Tigray of killing 120 civilians as they advanced into neighboring Amhara region, but Tigrayan forces have denied any involvement.