Published on : 20/07/2022 – 22:48
The junta in Bamako on Wednesday ordered the expulsion of the spokesperson for the UN mission in Mali, Minusma, a new manifestation of the diplomatic quarrel between the country’s military authorities and their international partners. Mr. Olivier Salgado, a French national, is accused of having posted “unacceptable information” on the social network Twitter the day following the arrest of 49 Ivorian soldiers in Bamako on July 10. Details in this journal.
In Guinea, the current president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in Conakry on Wednesday. He joins in the Guinean capital, former Beninese President Thomas Boni Yayi, mediator in the Guinean crisis. This mission will discuss with the military in power, with the aim of reviewing the duration of the transition extended to 36 months. A duration rejected by the sub-regional organization and the main Guinean political parties.
Reach Burkina Faso from Niger by bus.. A journey that thousands of travelers no longer risk. The reason ? the increase in terrorist attacks in recent months. In Tera, for example, northwest of Niamey, the threat is great. Report by Harold Girard for France 24.
Finally we will go to Montreal in Canada where the music festival “Nuits d’Afrique” is held, with our special correspondent Fatimata Wane.
