Francophone Africa Update: 9 May 2022 Posted on 9th May 2022 by Tony Chafer Reply Sahel: After a spate of coups, what next? Alex Vines, Chatham House Macron’s reshaping of Africa policy during his first term as president (the first of a series of 8 articles), Jeune Afrique Macron’s Africa policy 2017-22 (first of two articles), Le Monde Looking forward to Macron’s second term and its likely impact on France-Africa relations I, The Guardian (Nigeria) Looking forward to Macron’s second term and its likely impact on France-Africa relations II, The Teller Report La rivalité Algérie-Maroc au sujet du Sahara Occidental, FRS
Francophone Africa Update 1 May 2022 Posted on 2nd May 2022 by Tony Chafer Reply Mali’s military junta blocks UN investigation of alleged massacre in Mali Globe and Mail What went wrong in Mali and the future of France’s presence in the country, by Niagalé Bagayoko ISPI online ali’s ECOWAS maintains sanctions against Mali and gives ultimatum to Guinea and Burkina Faso. Le Monde. France 24. Le Sahel devient la 7e « province » de l’État islamique en Afrique : Faut-il s’en inquiéter ? Dakar Actu Togo’s Gilbert Houngbo becomes first African to head the International Labour Organization. France 24. Jeune Afrique. Le Monde. Le Temps. En Tunisie, un journaliste détenu pour avoir refusé de dévoiler ses sources. Le Monde. Coups, insurgency, and imperialism in Africa, by Amy Niang. ROAPE Narcotrafic au Sahel : une révolution à bas bruit. Afrique XXI Fake News ecosystems in West Africa: a series of national reports published by CDD West Africa. Individual links available on this thread. Transitioning nowhere: Burkina Faso’s coup d’état, by Bettina Engels. ROAPE Bolloré, un empire françafricain. Une série de reportages sur Afrique XXI. Music: Griots, rappers and composers redefine opera in Burkina Faso. Quartz