In Uganda, the party headquarters of Bobi Wine, the main opponent, was ransacked by the police.

His supporters claim that the police ransacked the premises, accusations rejected by the authorities.

The opponent is still demanding the lifting of his "house arrest".

Also in this edition, we will evoke the anniversary of the assassination of the hero of independence in DR Congo, Patrice Lumumba.

The Belgian state has promised to return a tooth, the only vestige of the body, but its children are mainly waiting for answers, 60 years after his murder.

In Gabon, after several postponements, the appeal trial of the opponent Bertrand Zibi Abeghe was held on Monday in Libreville.

Considered by the government as the man who planned the post-electror violence of 2016, he is being prosecuted among other things for illegal possession of a firearm.

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