• The sentence fell in the defamation trial of Ousmane Sonko, a potential candidate for the presidency of Senegal in 2024 and a serious competitor of President Macky Sall. The politician was given a two-month suspended prison sentence, which preserves his eligibility for the presidential election, according to his lawyers. He cries out for the instrumentalization of justice.

  • Opposition leader Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda," arrived in the United States on Wednesday. He was released last Friday after 900 days in prison in Rwanda.

  • Kamala Harris was on tour in Africa this week. She met on Monday with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo in Accra and announced a new bilateral aid package and $100 million to strengthen the security of West Africa's coasts. She then travelled to Tanzania and Zambia.

  • In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, fighting between the Armed Forces (FARDC) and the M23 shows the renewed failure of a plan to withdraw the rebels. It was due to begin on Thursday, according to a roadmap drawn up by the chiefs of staff of the East African force.

  • The fourth day of the CAN-2024 qualifiers allowed the first countries to validate their qualification for the final phase in Côte d'Ivoire. Among them: Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, Burkina Faso and South Africa.

Ousmane Sonko, the fierce opponent of Macky Sall who dreams of succeeding him

Ousmane Sonko, the number one opponent of Senegalese President Macky Sall, was sentenced Thursday to a two-month suspended prison sentence in a defamation trial against a minister. A sentence that should not deprive the former tax inspector of a candidacy for the presidency of Senegal in 2024.

Ousmane Sonko, MP and Mayor of Zinginchor John Wessels AFP

A man was shot dead in western Kenya on Monday in the second day of clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga, who had called for protests against the government and inflation despite the authorities' ban.

Côte d'Ivoire: the attack on Grand-Bassam

The beach of Grand-Bassam, about forty kilometers from Abidjan, has become the symbol of a tragedy, that of the attack perpetrated on March 13, 2016 that killed 19 people, including nine foreigners, and thirty wounded. In December 2022, four men were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ivorian judiciary for assisting terrorists. The alleged masterminds of the attack were convicted in absentia. A trial that did not shed light on the attack. Sophie Lamotte and Sadia Mandjo report.

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Côte d'Ivoire: the attack on Grand-Bassam © France 24

Former Prime Minister of Senegal (2013-2014) Aminata Touré gave an interview to France 24. While President Macky Sall leaves doubt about a candidacy for a third term, Aminata Touré believes that the Senegalese Constitution is "very clear" and that the head of state can absolutely not stand as a candidate in the presidential election scheduled for 2024. Denouncing an "unprecedented wave of repression", she assures that the "democrats" are ready to "face it".

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The FRANCE 24 interview ©

Senegal's gold rush brings hope and despair

For 20 years, eastern Senegal has been experiencing a gold rush. In the Kedougou region, on the borders of Mali and Guinea, people flock from all over West Africa to try to make a fortune. To regulate activity, Senegal set up in 2014 a gigantic corridor where artisanal gold mining is allowed, but remains risky.

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Senegal's gold rush brings hope and despair © AFP

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