Poll also in Benin, which, in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic, is organizing its municipal and communal elections. While the authorities have decided to speed up the screenings, voters are expected this May 17 at the polls.

In Guinea, clashes between young people and police killed 7 people, several people attacked a police roadblock to protest against the barrier measures imposed to fight against the coronavirus. Our correspondent, Malick Diakité returns to this violence.

Finally, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the heart of the controversy is a Belgian firm, Semlex, responsible for manufacturing biometric passports. Semlex is said to have overcharged these passports in addition to helping a shell company embezzle nearly $ 36 million. Company suspected of being close to Joseph Kabila, former Congolese president.  

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