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Thousands of Senegalese opposition supporters gathered in Dakar on Tuesday, the first stage of a risky sequence with marches announced in the country on Wednesday and the trial scheduled for Thursday of one of its leaders, Ousmane Sonko. The legal cases opened against him and the mortgage they pose to his presidential candidacy are sources of tension, as is the doubt that President Macky Sall maintains about his intention to run for a third term or not.
Cyclone Freddy, with record longevity and which has struck twice in southern Africa, continues to wreak havoc in Malawi, with the latest report on Tuesday reporting at least 190 deaths in this poor and landlocked country.
In DR Congo, humanitarian organizations are worried about the influx of displaced people in North Kivu. MFS and the ICRC launched the alert by press release on Tuesday 14 March. Every day, more and more people in the province flee the fighting and find themselves in disastrous living conditions. The United Nations Council, visiting Goma last weekend, called for the respect of the ceasefire and supported the peace negotiations. But the discussions seem to have reached an impasse. Details Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula
In Nigeria the old 500 and 1000 naira notes will remain valid until the end of the year. Decision of the Central Bank which invalidates the directive which imposed the replacement of all the banknotes of the country by new denominations from February 10. Our correspondent Chinwe Ossundu discusses the consequences of this measure as the country is seriously affected by a shortage of liquidity.
Finally we take you to Mouanko in Cameroon, where “Diaspora Kitchen” was held. A culinary event organized in this coastal town marked by the history of the slave trade. Objective of the organizers: the sharing of experience between Cameroonian and Afro-American chefs to promote the traditional culinary art. Report by our correspondents Marcel Amoko and Andre Yakana.
Editor: Célia Caracena
