Senegal: one month before the election, political maneuvers are increasing

2024-01-26 21:20:30

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In Senegal where, 1 month before the presidential election, Ousmane Sonko, who has been in prison since July 31, had a video recorded before his arrest published where he outlines his strategy for the presidential election and wants at all costs to weigh in on the electoral game even if he is excluded. Details with our correspondent in Dakar, Elimane Ndao.

Also in the summary, Algeria announced Friday that it took note with “much regret and deep concern” of the denunciation by the junta in power in Mali of the reconciliation agreement with independence groups signed in 2015 in Algiers . The ruling junta in Mali announced Thursday evening the “end, with immediate effect”, of the important Algiers agreement signed in 2015 with independence groups in the north of the country, long considered essential to stabilize the country.

In Niger, an ECOWAS delegation had to cancel at the last moment a visit to Niamey where it was to meet on Thursday the military authorities in power since July, due to “technical problems” on its plane, the institution explained on Friday, in a statement.

In DR Congo, clashes are intensifying in the North Kivu province. They pit the M23 rebellion supported by units of the Rwandan army once morest the Congolese army in coalition with pro-government militias. The fighting was particularly violent in Mweso in Masisi territory. At least 19 civilians were killed according to Congolese authorities. This is the first time in several weeks that the fighting has been so intense. Details, Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula

South Africa hailed Friday a “decisive victory for the international rule of law and an important step in the quest for justice for the Palestinian people”, following the ICJ hearing in The Hague. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in its press release, believes that the Court “determined that Israel’s actions in Gaza are plausibly genocidal and indicated provisional measures on this basis”, thanking it “for its rapid decision”.

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