Shenzhen retailers report a wave of PC price increases ahead of the school season. HP plans a 15% increase on Aug. 28 and another rise on Sept. 1; cumulative increases through Aug. 28 are about 20%. Lenovo stores say they have received notices to raise prices on Sept. 1. Asus staff expect post-Sept. 1 hikes of at least 500 yuan. Store employees cite upstream chip cost inflation as the primary driver. Low-end models are seeing the largest increases while mid-to-high-end models rise more modestly;

The Nigerien Civil Aviation Authority said on the afternoon of Aug. 29 local time that Niamey’s Diori Hamani International Airport had fully resumed normal flight operations. In the early hours of Aug. 29, multiple locations in Niamey reported intensive gunfire and explosions, including around the airport and the presidential palace. The Nigerien Defense Ministry said late on Aug. 29 that soldiers from Military Base No. 101 had attempted a mutiny earlier that day; the situation has since been brought under control.

According to IRNA, a poll by Israel's Maariv ahead of the next election shows support for the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Netanyahu has fallen again, suggesting it is further from securing victory.