The guest of this Journal of Africa is the host and producer of the program "Couleurs Tropicales" on RFI, Claudy Siar who will discuss the musical heritage of Jacob Desvarieux and the tribute that Africa pays him.

In Madagascar 21 people, including 5 generals, were arrested on suspicion of having been involved in the assassination attempt against the country's president last July. While the investigation is ongoing, our correspondent Gaëlle Borgia had full access to an exclusive document which details the aborted project. This letter was allegedly written by one of the two French arrested.

Is this soon the end of a puzzle for the French living outside the European Union?

On Sunday, the French Secretary of State for Tourism, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne announced that they will obtain their health pass "from this week" if they have received a serum approved in Europe.

But those vaccinated with the Chinese Sinopharm or the Russian Sputnik will have to take their troubles patiently.

In Senegal, where 25,000 French people live, the vaccination campaign was launched in February with Sinopharm.

Some French people there are getting impatient.

In Dakar, Sarah Sakho's report.

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