In Côte d'Ivoire, the appeal trial of 12 relatives of former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro is being held.
They were sentenced at first instance to 20 years in prison, accused of having tried to overthrow the regime of President Alassane Ouattara in December 2019. Our correspondents in Abidjan Ange Nomenyo and Sadia Mandjo were in court.
In Senegal the opponent Ousmane Sonko was to appear this morning in court in Dakar for defamation against the Senegalese Minister of Tourism.
The case was eventually adjourned to February 16.
The main opponent of President Macky Sall and his supporters believe that this affair is a political stunt which would aim to make him ineligible for the next presidential election of 2024. Elimane Ndao's correspondence in Dakar
Third day on Congolese soil for Pope Francis, a day dedicated to meeting prelates at Notre Dame du Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa.
The next stop for the pope will be South Sudan.
An unprecedented trip since the sovereign pontiff will be accompanied by the head of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the moderator of the Church of Scotland.
Editor: Célia Caracena
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