The toll is growing in Burkina Faso.
At least 49 gendarmes and four civilians were killed in the attack perpetrated on Sunday by suspected jihadists against a gendarmerie detachment from Inata, in northern Burkina Faso, according to a new report communicated by the government spokesman on Wednesday. .
Malian Transitional Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga and almost all of his government are among around 150 personalities targeted by individual sanctions recently imposed by ECOWAS, reveals an official document from the West African regional organization obtained by AFP on Wednesday. .
Serge Daniel's explanations in Bamako.
We will address the issue of human rights in Burundi with Armel Niyongere, president of the NGO ACAT-Burundi, winner of a Human Rights Prize.
The NGO has been banned since 2016 by the regime, and Armel Niyongere was sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia and forced into exile.
In Senegal, the coronation of Mohamed Mougar Sarr in Goncourt brought joy and pride but also renewed hope in the literary world.
The consecration of "The most secret memory of men" gave a boost to the book sector, plunged into crisis for years.
Local bookstores and publishing houses hope to reap the benefits.
Report by Elimane Ndao and Sarah Sakho.
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