Denis Sassou Nguesso was sworn in for his 4th term in Brazzaville.
Ceremony with great pomp in the presence of many heads of state, some of whom admire its longevity.
37 years of cumulative power.
But others denounce the repression of certain opponents, a lack of transparency in the elections and a real kleptocracy.
A series of jihadist attacks killed around 20 people in northeastern Nigeria in Damasak.
According to the United Nations, more than 65,000 have fled the city.
Our cultural guest tonight is a singular Senegalese musician, an unclassifiable Afro-jazz singer.
Wasis Diop presents "De la glace dans la gazelle" An album entirely in French, with soothing melodies on committed texts which recount the upheavals of the world.
It's our Friday crush.
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