Senegal: Top court confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye's election victory

Also, South Africa's president conveys his condolences to the Republic of Botswana after 45 of its citizens died in a bus crash in Limpopo province.

And in January, Niger clamped down on undeclared gold mining in the central region of Agadez. Dozens of mining permits were suspended, but legally registered contractors say the penalties have hit them the hardest.

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