Russia-Africa Summit, Sonko Arrest, Games of La Francophonie & Tunisia Olympic Dreams: News highlights

2023-07-28 22:01:00

A Russia-Africa summit which ended on Friday. A meeting marked by African concerns regarding the export of Ukrainian cereals, 11 days following the Russian withdrawal from the agreement. The president of the African Union deemed Vladimir Putin’s proposals insufficient. On site, in Saint Petersburg, Caroline Dumay for France 24.

In Senegal, the opponent Sonko arrested and targeted by a new investigation.

The prosecutor’s office claimed that Mr. Sonko had “violently stolen the mobile phone of a female policeman” and had “immediately called on the people, through a subversive message leaked on social networks, to be ready”, reason for which he decided to open an investigation for “various counts of misdemeanors and crimes”.

Spectacular ceremony for the games of La Francophonie in Kinshasa. Eighty thousand spectators, the maximum capacity of the huge Martyrs stadium, had come to see the parade of some 3,000 young athletes and artists, from around thirty countries, engaged in the competitions and competitions planned for ten days in Kinshasa, the largest French-speaking city in the world with approximately fifteen million inhabitants.

In Tunisia, the dream of the 2024 Olympic Games is present in many athletes even if many still have competitions before being selected. At the Tokyo Olympics, swimmer Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui shone with a gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle and in Taekwondo, Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi won silver. Medals that give a lot of hope to young Tunisian athletes despite sometimes the lack of financial means. A report by Lilia Blaise and Hamdi Tlili.

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