One of the challenges of the presidential election in Congo is the economy.

In Pointe-Noire, many small and medium-sized businesses are in great difficulty and are hoping for a recovery that is slow to arrive.

Report in Pointe Noire.

You will also hear from Anatole Collinet Makosso, spokesperson for outgoing President Denis Sassou Nguesso, candidate for his succession. 

In Nigeria, the mobile money industry is booming.

It grew during the health crisis and took advantage of bank closures.

Finally, you will discover the work of contemporary Moroccan artist Ghizlane Agzenaï, a visual artist famous for these very colorful totems, worked on wood, metal or canvases.

She explains to Célia Caracena and Harold Girard why she likes to work with bright tones, symbol of a positive and soothing energy.

The works of Ghizlane Agzenaï are to be discovered at the 193 Gallery in Paris. 

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