In Guinea, the government announces an economic response plan. More than 3,000 billion Guinean francs, or 292 million euros, for the fight against Covid-19. Among these measures: taking charge of water and electricity bills for the poorest for three months, free public transport, freezing the prices of health products and basic necessities. Measures that are variously appreciated in Conakry.

In Madagascar, confinement is extended by 15 days. And to allow those who wish to return to their native village, the authorities authorized departures in bush taxis and by plane, for 48 hours. This Tuesday thousands of people rushed to the bus stations.

Finally, with more than 300 cases, Burkina Faso is struggling to stem the epidemic of coronavirus. A health crisis that also affected the government, five ministers were infected. Among them, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Alpha Barry, who is our guest in this edition.

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