General Laurent Michon, commander of the French Barkhane force, declared that there will be "absolutely no redeployment" in Niger of this force which is in the process of withdrawing from Mali.
A delegation led by the Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived Friday morning in Nouakchott, against a backdrop of tensions between the two countries, following the disappearance of several Mauritanians in the border area.
Mauritania raised its voice against its neighbor on Tuesday by accusing its army of "recurring criminal acts" on its soil against Mauritanians, after the disappearance of several Mauritanian nationals on the side of the southern border between Mauritania and Mali.
In Kinshasa, around 20 people were electrocuted in February after a high voltage cable fell on a market.
This drama has highlighted a recurring problem in the Congolese capital: that of anarchic constructions.
Tens of thousands of people live near a power line, a river or a railway, which puts them at risk.
The authorities denounce the incivility of the Kinshasa people but the State is also singled out.
See this report by Clément Bonnerot and Juliette Dubois
Finally in Uganda the first cannabis farm which opened in 2018 delivered its production to the European market.
And yet growing this plant and consuming it is illegal in the country.
Only one company has so far obtained permission to grow it, but only to export it and transform it into medicine.
Rising global demand in Europe and North America is a boon for Uganda's economy to compete in this growing global market.
Reporting by Simon Wohlfahrt.
Editor: Célia Caracena
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