Francophone Africa update: 28 March 2022 Posted on 28th March 2022 by Francophone Africa Reply We are sorry that there has been no Francophone Africa update in a while due to technical issues. Thank you for your patience! African students fleeing war in Ukraine detained in EU immigration facilities and face racism. The Independent. African Arguments. Senegal army’s operation in Casamance displaces 6,000 in Gambia. AlJazeera. TV5. AfricaNews. Mali’s former PM Soumeylou B. Maïga dies in custody. Le Sahelien. The Independent. France’s withdrawal from Mali: a selection of resources. “Why France failed in Mali” by N. Powell on War on the Rocks. “The End of Operation Barkhane and the Future of Counterterrorism in Mali” by M. Harris, C. Doxsee and J. Thompson for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. « Barkhane est morte, pas l’interventionnisme français », un podcast d’Afrique XXI. “France’s Troop Withdrawal from Mali”, I.Y. Ibrahim and R. Moncrieff are guests on Crisis Group’s podcast. “What to make of the French exit from Mali?” by O. Ba and O. Diallo on AlJazeera. La MINUSCA en Centrafrique : Les casques bleus impopulaires. IFRI Mass grave discovered in Central Mali; MINUSMA accuses the Malian army and Russian Wagner group. The Africa Report. Jeune Afrique. Sahel: Moving beyond military containment policy report. Atlantic Council Burkina Faso’s Francis Kéré becomes first Black architect to win the Pritzker prize. The Guardian. AlJazeera. The Conversation. ArchDaily. Série: A la redécouverte des classiques de la philosophie africaine. Le Monde New parliamentary report shows Africa is still misrepresented in UK school curriculum. Full report available here. Blog about it on African Arguments. Bruxelles: le groupe de travail sur la décolonisation de l’espace public rend son rapport. RTBF.
Francophone Africa Update: 10 January 2022 Posted on 10th January 2022 by Francophone Africa Reply New evidence of Belgian complicity in 1961 killing of Burundi’s PM. The Guardian Several killed in suicide bomb attack at DRC restaurant. AlJazeera En Algérie, le porte-parole d’un parti d’opposition condamné à deux ans de prison. Le Monde Wagner reportedly deployed in Mali. France 24 RFI The Conversation Delays, debates, and sanctions over Mali’s political transition. BBC DW Sahelien.com « Procès Sankara » au Burkina Faso : Le long combat des justiciers de l’ombre. Afrique XXI Sahel Conflict Set to Worsen in 2022 according to analysts. VOA News Dossier: Aux origines coloniales de l’opération Barkhane au Sahel. Afrique XXI Video report: “The Invisible Enemy: Climate Change and Migration in the Sahel” VOA News CAN 2022 : gloires et déboires du football camerounais. Le Monde
