Rethinking Francophone Africa

Critical perspectives

Weekly Update

Posted on 7th July 2020 by Francophone Africa

Peuls et jihadisme au Sahel : le grand malentendu

NGOs accuse the Malian and Nigerien armies of conducting reprisals against the Peul community, who they hold responsible, often wrongly, for ‘terrorist acts’.

Crise au Mali: les opposants au président Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta durcissent le ton

The position of the Malian president, IBK, looks increasingly precarious as opposition leaders step up their campaign against him.

Weekly Update

Posted on 29th June 2020 by Francophone Africa

Face à la politique répressive au Niger, le silence coupable de la France

In Niger, under cover of Covid-19 restrictions, journalists are imprisoned for doing their job. And France is accused of turning a blind eye.

Guinée: faut-il supprimer les forces de défense et de sécurité?

Aliou Barry discusses the current security situation in Guinea, arguing that due to their behaviour, security and defence forces need to be replaced with an entire new structure.

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Elena Gadjanova argues that COVID-19 will accelerate processes of divergence and heterogeneity, impacting aspects such as democratization, civil society and media environments, electoral management institutions but also intra-African integration and cooperation.