At least one person was injured in these clashes (throwing projectiles) inside the "People's Palace" between supporters of President Félix Tshisekedi and those of the parliamentary majority loyal to his predecessor Joseph Kabila.
The day before, pro-Tshisekedi deputies ransacked desks in the gallery of the session hall to prevent a parliamentary session from being held.
On Sunday, President Tshisekedi announced the end of the ruling coalition he had formed since January 2019 with the pro-Kabila parliamentary majority of the Common Front for Congo (FCC).
Also on the program, the Liberians went to the polls to say yes or no to the proposals of their president George Weah to reduce the mandate of the head of state and to allow dual nationality, during a test vote for the ex-soccer star.
A Senegalese court sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison, including one month, three fathers who had their sons embarked in a pirogue bound for Europe, one of whom died at sea. They were sentenced for "endangering the life of others" by the Mbour tribunal de grande instance.
Finally in the Central African Republic, women represent half of the electorate, but are far from being as represented as men.
Some are campaigning tirelessly to become MPs, less than a month before the double presidential and legislative elections.
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