Mali is still at an impasse. ECOWAS attempted mediation but no agreement to end the crisis was concluded. A new attempt will be led Thursday by the presidents of Senegal, Niger, Ivory Coast and Ghana. We will go to Bamako in this edition.

The World Health Organization is "very worried" about the acceleration of the coronavirus epidemic on the continent. In South Africa, the hardest-hit country, more than 5,000 people have died of the disease. In recent weeks, a curfew has been imposed on the population and the wearing of a mask remains compulsory in public spaces. If the economy is slowing down, one sector seems for the moment rather spared, it is that of the delivery of meals at home. A company is betting on deliveries to townships. Report from our correspondents. 

Finally we take you to Ghana, push the doors of a rather special bookstore. Passionate about African literature, Sylvia Arthur opened her own library in Accra 3 years ago, where more than 4000 books are available.

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