In Libya, authorities have arrested thousands of migrants in recent days.
According to a UN report, there have been crimes against humanity committed against migrants in Libya.
In addition at least 1,000 women and children, among thousands of migrants detained by the Libyan authorities in overcrowded detention centers in Tripoli, are "in immediate danger", warned the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef).
Burundi, one of the last countries in the world not to have started vaccinating its population against Covid-19, received its first vaccines on Thursday, a donation from China of 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine.
Kenya is in shock following news of the death of top athlete Agnes Tirop.
The two-time bronze medalist at the 10,000m athletics worlds was found stabbed in her home.
Police are actively looking for her husband, the prime suspect.
Home straight in the presidential campaign in Cape Verde.
On Sunday, voters in this small country off the coast of Senegal will have to decide between 7 candidates.
The Archipelago is known for its democracy and stability.
Since the first free elections thirty years ago, the country has chained transparent ballots and peaceful campaigns.
What is the secret of this success?
In Praia, the capital, the report by Sarah Sakho and William de Lesseux.
Finally in the Central African Republic, even if the inequalities between the sexes are still tough, there is one field of activity where we manage to twist bad habits: that of construction.
Even though it is most often the men who lead the work, some women are making their mark in the sector.
Report from our correspondent in Bangui Clément Di Roma.
Editor-in-chief: Célia Caracena
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