Nine Senegalese riflemen, aged between 85 and 96, flew for a definitive return to Senegal thanks to help from the France. In the DRC, the Kenyan general who commands the East African regional force has resigned.

Heavy fighting continues in Khartoum and Darfur, despite an extension of the truce in Sudan between the army and paramilitaries. We continue our coverage of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival in Abidjan. We find our Special Envoy Fatimata Wane.