With more than 1,350 reported cases and 5 deaths, South Africa is the most affected country on the continent. To curb the epidemic, residents are told to respect strict confinement for three weeks. The government is also banking on large-scale testing.

The disappearance of Pape Diouf upsets football enthusiasts. The emblematic former boss of OM was hospitalized in Dakar and died Tuesday of the coronavirus. Many greet the benevolence of a great man. You will hear the reactions in the Senegalese capital.

Sophie Pétronin's family remains hopeful. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has "proof of life" dating back to "early March" of the French hostage, kidnapped in December 2016 by armed men in Mali. We heard the reaction of his son, Sébastien Chadaud-Pétronin.

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