Vital Kamerhe, former chief of staff and ally of the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi, sentenced to 20 years in prison for embezzling nearly 50 million dollars, was "totally acquitted" on Thursday on appeal.
In Guinea, no march finally this Thursday.
The FNDC - national front for the defense of the constitution - suspended its call to demonstrate.
A call that already raised fears of violence with the police because all demonstrations are prohibited in the country.
The Front intends to give a chance to dialogue with power.
More details with our correspondent in Conakry, Malick Diakité.
The mediator of West African countries arrived in Mali on Thursday for new talks aimed at resolving differences between the sub-regional organization that sent him and the ruling junta in Bamako.
In anticipation of the ECOWAS meeting on July 3, Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum is in Abidjan for two days.
The presidents met to sign a number of agreements to strengthen relations between the two countries.
In Côte d'Ivoire, the State is organizing massive forced evacuations in anticipation of the rains.
The authorities are planning one of the largest operations of this type: 4,000 households will be evacuated to empty the areas exposed to the risk of flooding, collapses and landslides.
For civil society, the concern concerns the fate of local residents who risk finding themselves on the street.
Reporting by Samuel Bernard.
Editor: Célia Caracena
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