Yearly Archives: 2021

Francophone Africa Update: 6 December 2021

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The EU milk lookalike that is devastating West Africa’s dairy sector. Politico

Rape culture in Côte d’Ivoire can shift if survivors get support to speak without blame and shame. The Conversation (également en Français)

Russia, Wagner Group, and Mali: How European fears weaken European policy. ECFR

Russia’s Influence in the Central African Republic. Crisis Group

Le Burkina Faso et le Niger pris en tenaille entre échec sécuritaire et soutien à la France. TV5Monde

Niger : témoignages sur les heurts à Tera qui ont fait trois morts et onze blessés graves. L’Evènement Niger (article d’abord publié dans Libération).

Au Cameroun de Paul Biya, un règne interminable, une succession impossible. Afrique XXI

Francophone Afrique Update: 29 November 2021

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Security crisis: Parliamentary debates, anti-government protests, and internet shutdown in Burkina Faso. RFI Le Monde VOANews

Forum de Paris sur la Paix : l’Afrique face aux défis du multilatéralisme. La Tribune Afrique

Widespread sexism and violence against women in African parliaments. Report by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the African Parliamentary Union (APU). Article on it by Le Monde.

Ugandan troops authorised to hunt ADF rebels in Eastern DR Congo. France 24 Le Monde

Dr Rahmane Idrissa: « Du sentiment antifrançais au Sahel. » Substack

Guinea: Residents demand justice for late rape victim, M’Mah Sylla. AfricaNews RFI

Local elections in Algeria. Le Monde AlJazeera

Morocco’s capital booming art scene is also a grab at soft power. Bloomberg

Dance: From New Orleans to Abidjan, the roots of twerking. Africa Report