In Senegal, the opposition called on Wednesday for the formation of a broad front bringing together candidates admitted to the presidential election. In the DRC, fighting between the M23 rebellion and government forces intensified on Wednesday.

Pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, already prosecuted for "terrorism", "torture" and "cruelty" on children as well as "involuntary homicide", will also be tried for the "assassination" of 191 children linked to followers of his evangelical sect.