We also follow in this edition the presidential and legislative elections in Burkina Faso.
The poll in the country hard hit by terrorism, took place without major incident.
The day after the election, the ruling party welcomes the holding of the vote while the opposition denounces fraud.
In DRCongo, former warlord Ntabo Ntaberi, Dit Sheka, has been sentenced to life in prison.
The Operational Military Court of Goma found him guilty of war crimes for atrocities committed in North Kivu between 2010 and 2014.
We will end with this sidelining of the president of the African Football Confederation, Ahmad Ahmad: the internal justice of Fifa suspended him this Monday for five years.
He is accused of several ethical breaches including embezzlement.
You will hear the analysis of Patrick Juillard, journalist for the Foot365 site, specialist in African football.
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