2023-10-24 21:23:28
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Ousmane Sonko is in a deep coma according to his lawyer. Master Cledor Ly gave an update on the state of health of his client, the first Senegalese opponent, in prison since the end of July, and who began a new hunger strike last week. The update with our correspondent, Elimane Ndao .
In DR Congo, new massacre in the east of the country. At least twenty civilians were killed during the night from Monday to Tuesday in the Beni territory. The attack is attributed to the ADF rebels, an armed group affiliated with the Islamic State, active in the DRC and Uganda. Ugandan authorities accuse them of killing three people, including two foreign tourists, on October 17 in Queen Elizabeth Park. The correspondence of Aurélie BAZZARA-KIBANGULA.
The French helicopter carrier Mistral is on a four-month mission in the Gulf of Guinea to fight piracy and trafficking. The French navy also collaborates with many countries in the region, such as Nigeria and Senegal, through joint exercises and information sharing.
The trial into the deaths of dozens of children in 2022 from adulterated cough syrups imported from India opened on Tuesday in a court in Banjul, capital of Gambia. Some 70 children aged 5 or younger died in 2022 following taking the over-the-counter drugs, sparking a national outcry in the small West African country of regarding 2.5 million people. .
South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor drew criticism by calling out Hamas last week. Very quickly, the government reiterated its neutrality in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. President Cyril Ramaphosa had offered his mediation services to achieve a peaceful solution. But on site, the conflict divides South Africans. Report by Caroline Dumay, Stefan Carstens and Eunice Masson.
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