Also in this newspaper we return to the hundreds of people fleeing villages in Burkina Faso towards the city of Kaya located further south. On January 17, two villages in the Center-North were attacked by terrorist groups, leaving 36 dead.

Still against terrorism on African territory, the Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, tried on Monday in Washington to convince her American counterpart Mark Esper not to deprive France of "essential" support in the fight it has delivered for almost seven years to jihadist groups in the Sahel.

On the art side, the Grammy award for the best music album in the world is awarded to Angélique Kidjo. The Beninese singer won the prestigious trophy in Los Angeles for her album "Celia", an album in tribute to the diva of the Cuban salsa Célia Cruz.

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