Senegal imposes the compulsory wearing of the mask during the period of the state of emergency, planned to last at least until the beginning of May, to fight against the Covid-19. In Guinea, the virus kills victims at the highest peak in the state. Sunday the secretary general of the government, a relative of President Alpha Condé, died after contracting the disease. To prevent the spread of the virus wearing a mask is mandatory in the country since Saturday. Is this measure respected? We will take stock at Conakry.

Finally in Gabon, wearing a mask is compulsory in the capital. The authorities want to avoid spreading the virus to the rest of the country at all costs. But it is very difficult to find them in pharmacies. Report in Libreville.

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