Adnan Abou Walid Al-Sahraoui, the head of the jihadist armed group Islamic State in the Great Sahara, was neutralized ("killed", according to the Elysee) by the French army, announced the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron on Twitter, on the night of Wednesday 15 to Thursday 16 September.
He had notably carried out particularly deadly attacks in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.
Portrait of the one who had been designated by France as "the priority enemy" in the Sahel.
The UN has announced that more than 288,000 people have been affected in Sudan by the floods.
Most parts of the country have experienced heavy rains and the height of the Nile worries local authorities.
Our guest in this edition is General Valsero, a Cameroonian artist who defines himself as "rapper, pro-democracy activist, defender of human rights and freedoms".
His latest album "Wolves are out" is very engaged.
The artist will be in concert at the Zénith in Paris on Saturday September 18, 2021.
Editor-in-chief: Célia Caracena
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