In Guinea, the electoral register is still at the heart of political dissension.

The Economic Community of West African States delivered its report on Tuesday on the exceptional audit of this electoral register.

After analyzing the data, the experts announced nearly 5.4 million voters.

Already this work of the organization is contested by the opposition.

We will review with Malick Diakité our correspondent in Conakry.

Also in the news, NGOs obtained in August this summer the opening of an investigation in France against the French bank BNP Paribas, accused of "complicity in crimes against humanity" in Sudan, announced Thursday the International Federation human rights.

In Algeria, the lawyers of our colleague Khaled Drareni announced his cassation appeal.

An announcement after his conviction to two years in prison during his appeal trial.

The journalist was convicted of "inciting unarmed assembly" and "undermining national unity".

This verdict aroused indignation and a wave of solidarity in Algeria and abroad.

Finally we will take you to meet a gastronomic artist.

Chef Elis Bond is Guyanese and puts African cuisine in the spotlight in Paris.

His challenge: to show that African cuisine is gourmet.  

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