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Added on the 08/01/2023 01:11:27 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The trial resumes in Mali of the 46 Ivorian troops whose detention has sparked a diplomatic row between both countries. They arrive for their trial in the capital Bamako ahead of a January 1 deadline set by West African leaders for Mali to release the soldiers or face sanctions. Originally 49 had been held after they arrived at Bamako airport on July 10. Three, all women, were later freed. Those remaining, were branded by Mali's junta as "mercenaries", and charged with seeking to undermine state security. IMAGES
French officers hand over the keys to a military base in the Malian city of Timbuktu, after a nearly nine-year deployment. The French flag was lowered and the Malian flag raised in its place on the base, where a force of about 150 soldiers have remained after Paris began withdrawing troops in 2013. IMAGES
Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is cheered on by his supporters at a former presidential campaign headquarters in northern Abidjan. Acquitted of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, Laurent Gbagbo has returned to his country after a ten-year exile. IMAGES of Gbagbo and supporters in Abidjan
"You were each moved by this magnificent desire to serve your country": France's Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, presides over a ceremony to pay tribute to three French soldiers who were killed a week ago in Mali. IMAGES
The funeral procession of three French soldiers killed in Mali passes over the Alexandre-III bridge, in front of Parisians who have come to pay tribute to them, before a ceremony at the Invalides. The three soldiers were killed on 28 December in an attack claimed by the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM), affiliated to al-Qaeda. Two other soldiers, including a woman, were killed shortly afterwards, on 2 January, in similar circumstances. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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