Internews Review: Bolsonaro vs Lula, Wadadgni at Macron, Embalo Responds

Beninese Minister Romuald Wadagni makes his first official visit to Paris to strengthen diplomatic relations. In Brazil, Bolsonaro’s son and Lula remain neck and neck in the polls. Guinean President Umaro Embalo agrees to allow his supporters to return to Bissau and calls for calm, while supporters of Imam Mohamed Kindo in Burkina Faso are released after months of detention. The BEAC is preparing new ratios to regulate public securities purchases by banks, as debt in the six states exceeds 10,000 billion FCFA. In Central Africa, the death of former Cameroon Constitutional Council President Clément Atangana is announced at age 85. Internationally, the US evacuates strategic bombers from the UK amid Iranian threats, and Japan’s Prime Minister promises to cut food taxes to help households. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has resulted in over 1,300 Israeli security personnel deaths since October 2023.