[HIGHLIGHTS] Senegalese presidential election at the end of March, conflict in DR Congo, increase in excisions: Africa Weekly

Senegalese presidential election at the end of March, conflict in DR Congo, increase in excisions: Africa Weekly. In Senegal, the Constitutional Council accepted on Thursday the date of March 24 set the day before by the head of state.

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced on Wednesday the creation of a “joint force” intended to combat jihadist forces. In Egypt, eight leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, including their supreme leader Mohammed Badie, were sentenced to death by a special court on Monday.