In Senegal, the protest movement suspended its call to demonstrate following the release, under judicial supervision, of the opponent Ousmane Sonko.
The latter nevertheless launched a new call to take to the streets on Saturday even as Macky Sall, Senegalese president, spoke in favor of a lull.
In this newspaper we were live with Yaya Dillo, a fleeing Chadian opponent.
He is in hiding after an assault on his home by police and army in late February, a raid which he claims claimed the lives of his mother and son.
The African Union (AU) on Friday expressed its "dismay" after "the loss of civilian life and among the police" in Chad during the attempted arrest.
The outgoing president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, who will leave his place at the beginning of April to Mohamed Bazoum after the first democratic transition between two elected presidents of the country, was awarded the Mo Ibrahim Prize 2020, which rewards "exceptional governance" in Africa .
You will hear his reaction.
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