We will also see that the "fake news" linked to the epidemic, or intoxication, is increasing on the Internet, and is spreading very quickly on social networks. Example in Nigeria in this edition.

In Mali, five relatives of Soumaïla Cissé were released. The Malian opposition leader is still in the hands of his captors. He is "doing well" according to his party, the URD, and was also elected a deputy in the first round of the legislative elections.

In Guinea, not surprisingly the new Constitution was adopted. The final referendum results of March 22 were announced by the Constitutional Court: 89.76% yes. His party also largely won the legislative elections that took place the same day. The election, boycotted by the opposition, was marked by violence. At least 12 people were killed in Conakry. The NGO Amnesty International accuses the security forces. Groups of young people were allegedly bribed. The Guinean government, for its part, requests to see the evidence evoked by Amnesty.

Finally this Saturday, April 4, Senegal celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence. Celebrations in sobriety, Covid-19 epidemic obliges. For many this anniversary is above all an opportunity to remember. This is the case of "bearers of signs", young people who militated since 1958 against the Franco-African community wanted by General De Gaulle. Sarah Sakho and Elimane Dao have found the last of them.

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