In the News: the “pochevid-20”

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By: Frédéric Couteau Follow

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A little humor in this turbulent period, it can not hurt ...

" The few days of partial containment have started to create another virus even more dangerous than Covid-19, " points out the Burkinabe daily Wakatséra . Pochvid-20, therefore. " As its name suggests , the newspaper specifies, the Pochvid-20 has thrown along the streets women who have left big markets to create new ones, where haggling ignores the social distancing of at least one recommended meter, and where the butcher cuts the meat, serves it and cashes his money, with the same bloody hand that goes from the carcass of beef to the pocket and sometimes to the face to wipe off this annoying sweat . "

The Pochvid-20, still reports WakatSéra , also affected " officials surprised by the travel ban measures and who wanted to return to their hometown to receive their wages ".

Support measures!

Also, " this woman who was to come and marry in Ouagadougou. She found herself stranded halfway and can no longer return to her village because no vehicle can still drive (…). "There are also" those businesses that have closed, releasing men and women, pillars of families, into the wild. Or, in Ouagadougou, the taxi drivers, unable to bear any more, who decided to go out to work, even if they have to die from Covid-19. "

And WakatSéra concludes: “ the rosary of the victims of Pochvid-20 is very tedious to unravel, but shows how much the measures taken by those who govern us must be rethought for the most part. If it is necessary to urge each citizen to make efforts to avoid contamination and especially avoid contaminating others by respecting the barrier measures, it is important that the State introduce accompanying measures for the most affected sectors. "

Caning and humiliation

What is more, not content with having empty pockets, some are also beaten ... Le Monde Afrique describes indeed " a curfew with a baton " in certain countries of West Africa, like Burkina Faso precisely but also Ivory Coast or Senegal. In these three countries, certain " police officers would have a light hand and easy handling of the chicotte." (…) In Ouagadougou, Abidjan and Dakar, accusations against the police are increasing. These men in uniform are accused of "burrs" to enforce the curfews, which have been put in place in recent days to try to stem the pandemic that is accelerating on the continent. "Example, Le Monde Afrique points out ," these videos circulating showing men in military fatigues beating and summoning men to do push-ups or dance in front of the camera while reciting the curfew hours ... "

Pope Diouf is dead

Also on the front page, the disappearance of Pape Diouf. This figure of French and African football died on Tuesday March 31 in Dakar, at the age of 68 years. He is the first victim of the coronavirus in Senegal.

" Pape Diouf leaves the stands, " headlines the daily newspaper 24 Heures. “ Pape Diouf, former sports journalist, player agent and ex-president of Olympique de Marseille died yesterday. While its repatriation to France was announced by medical flight, the trip could not be made, the newspaper said . Indeed, his condition deteriorated and he died on Senegalese soil. "

The Senego news site traces his career: “ Pope Mababa Diouf, whose real name was born in Chad to a seafaring father and a Saint Louis mother. Journalist at La Marseillaise in the 80s, he was a successful player agent from the 90s, taking care of the interests of Joseph-Antoine Bell, Marcel Desailly, Basile Boli, William Gallas, Samir Nasri or Didier Drogba, between other. Pape Diouf had arrived at the head of OM in 2004, Senégo recalls , before being officially appointed president in 2005. An esteemed leader, he was one of the major players in French football, renowned for his feats of arms with his Lyonnais counterpart Jean-Michel Aulas and his outfit language. "

The French sports daily L'Equipe pays tribute to him this morning with this great headline: " Our Pope is dead "

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