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Burkinabe Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla proposed, Thursday, February 2, the creation of a “federation” between his country and Mali, both confronted with jihadist violence and led by putschist soldiers who demanded the departure of the French soldiers from their soils. He met his Malian counterpart Choguel Kokalla Maïga, who repeated the principles that Bamako has made its mantra: defense of sovereignty and freedom to choose its foreign partners.
In Côte d’Ivoire, the appeal trial of 12 relatives of former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro is being held. They were sentenced at first instance to 20 years in prison, accused of having tried to overthrow the regime of President Alassane Ouattara in December 2019. Ange Nomenyo and Sadia Mandjo, our correspondents in Abidjan, were present in court.
In Senegal, the opponent Ousmane Sonko was to appear, Thursday, February 2, before the Dakar court to answer accusations of defamation against the Senegalese Minister of Tourism. The case was eventually adjourned to February 16. The main opponent of President Macky Sall and his supporters believe that this affair is a political stunt which would aim to make him ineligible for the next presidential election of 2024. Elimane Ndao’s correspondence in Dakar
Third day on Congolese soil for Pope Francis, a day dedicated to meeting prelates at Notre-Dame du Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa. The next stop for the pope will be South Sudan. An unprecedented trip since the sovereign pontiff will be accompanied by the head of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the moderator of the Church of Scotland.
Editor: Célia Caracena