France is concerned about discussions between Bamako and the Russian private military company Wagner, which could lead to the deployment of a thousand Russian paramilitaries in Mali, according to corroborating sources.
The arrival of these troops could call into question France's commitment in Mali, where its soldiers have been fighting jihadist groups for eight years.
In South Africa, an official, Babita Dokaran, an employee of the Ministry of Health of the province of Johannesburg, was killed.
His assassination would be linked to the corruption scandal around the entrepreneurs who got rich with the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 53-year-old was cooperating with the police to expose corruption.
Report in this edition.
Finally we will go to Tanzania to discover the artist and fashion designer Makeke.
Its aim is to show what life was like before the colonizers arrived.
The fashion designer uses animal horns or leaves to craft his costumes and creates fashion shows that he presents across Africa and Europe.
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