Francophone Africa Update: 14 February 2022

West Africa coups show limits of diplomacy, opening door to new players. Reuters

Analyses of the coup in Burkina Faso. African Arguments The Economist

Attack in Benin national park signals expansion of jihadi threat. Jeune Afrique France 24 ABC

Tunisia: President issues decree to create new judicial watchdog. AlJazeera France 24

Les forces Barkhane et Takuba pourraient totalement quitter le Mali. RFI

EU, US restore aid to Burundi. AfricaNews VOA

Madagascar: Cyclone Batsirai kills 120. AlJazeera Euronews The Independent

France Says Airstrikes Kill 40 in Burkina Faso Linked to Benin Attacks. VOA Le Monde

Long read: Série en 4 articles « Aux origines coloniales de Barkhane ». Afrique XXI

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Francophone Africa update: 17 January 2022

ECOWAS sanctions against Mali’s transition authorities lead to massive protests in Bamako and other cities. Euronews Sahelien.com RFI The Continent (p. 14-15)

Former president of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has died. Le Monde Sahelien.com

U.N. mission in Mali grounds flights amid sanctions restrictions. REUTERS

Burkina Faso: several military officers arrested for suspected coup plot amidst army tensions. VOA Le Monde Burkina24

En Guinée, la junte réveille les fantômes du passé. Afrique XXI

Anti-government protests in Tunisia. REUTERS AlJazeera Le Monde

Au Mali et en Centrafrique, le message politique de la France ne passe plus. FranceInfo

Tchad: un dialogue, mais pour quoi faire ? Afrique XXI

How Senegal created a spectacular new African architecture The Guardian

The Continent: Africa‘s ambitious newspaper, designed for WhatsApp. AFP

CAN 2022 : les équipes africaines de football privilégient de plus en plus les sélectionneurs locaux. Le Monde