The Zambians chose their president this Thursday, between the outgoing Edgar Lungu and his great rival Hakainde Hichilema, after a tense campaign focused on the economy of the country, the first on the continent to have defaulted on its debt, since the start of the pandemic .
While the government had threatened to block the internet if some "peddle false information that could destabilize" the election, messaging and social networks were disrupted
In Tunisia, two young people surprised at the Tokyo Olympics, Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi, 19, won silver in Taekwondo and Ahmed Ayub Hafnaoui won gold in swimming.
These two athletes reached the heights with little means.
Meeting in this edition with these two prodigies.
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