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Published on: 04/21/2026 - 11:40 p.m.

This is the last stop on the Pope's African tour. This Tuesday, Leo XIV arrived in Equatorial Guinea, 44 years after the last visit by a sovereign pontiff. In this country where nearly 75% of the inhabitants have embraced Catholicism, he called for “right” and “justice”.

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In Senegal, Dakar is hosting the tenth edition of the International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa at the start of this week. An edition which is being held in a context of weakening of ECOWAS but also of the progression of jihadist groups towards the West African coasts. Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, host of the forum, launched a call for concrete actions to stem security threats.

Also, a global report, published Tuesday April 21 by Amnesty International, draws up a worrying observation. Around the world, human rights are in decline. And this global observation finds a particular echo in West Africa, particularly in Benin, as the transfer of power between Patrice Talon and Romuald Wadagni approaches. In a press conference in Cotonou, Amnesty Benin took advantage of this special day to call on future authorities to guarantee more freedoms and to break with certain practices denounced in recent years.

Finally, in Nairobi, Kenya, at least 11 people were arrested during demonstrations to protest against the increase in the price of gasoline linked to the conflict in the Middle East.

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