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Three homemade bomb attacks on Tuesday and Thursday left at least 9 dead, including a Frenchman, and 12 injured among the teams in charge of securing the W natural park in northern Benin, according to a new report from the Beninese government. You will hear the analysis of Oswald Padonou is Program Director at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Armées in Benin and President of the Beninese Association for Strategic and Security Studies.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on “all parties to continue to preserve stability in Libya as a top priority” as the country has two competing prime ministers. In what looks like an institutional coup by the eastern Libyan camp against that of Tripoli, the parliament sitting in Tobruk on Thursday appointed the influential former interior minister, Fathi Bachagha, to replace Abdelhamid Dbeibah at the head of the interim government.
In the Kisii region of Kenya, 4 elderly women were burned alive last October after being accused of witchcraft. This is not the first time that such violence has occurred: 150 people have been killed in two years. Human rights organizations say these killings are often committed to steal land. According to them, the majority of suspects are not convicted. They are now calling on the government to find a solution. Report by Caroline Kimeu and Bastien Renouil.
Finally in Cameroon, money transfers have been more expensive since January 1st. The government has introduced a 0.2% tax on shipments and withdrawals, a blow for users. Consumer associations propose that telephone operators support this new tax.
Editor: Célia Caracena