The head of the military junta in Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, "appointed" 93 deputies of a transitional parliament he had promised five months ago by proclaiming himself president the day after the death of his father Idriss Déby , killed in fighting against rebels.

A decision that raises questions about the rest of the process.

The details of our correspondent Khadidja Douga.

The People's Movement for Progress (MPP), the ruling party in Burkina Faso, appointed on Sunday after an extraordinary congress the current President of the National Assembly, Bala Alassane Sakandé, as its new leader. 

We will be going to Togo in this edition, as the increased use of social networks since the start of the pandemic in 2020 has caused cases of online harassment to skyrocket around the world.

The continent has not been spared.

Even if there are very few figures on the phenomenon in French-speaking Africa, on the ground, the victims are more and more likely to want to speak.

Some have agreed to testify in Lomé to our teams of reporters. 

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