{"id":2987,"date":"2021-11-29T16:26:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T16:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=2987"},"modified":"2021-11-29T16:26:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T16:26:17","slug":"francophone-afrique-update-29-november-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=2987","title":{"rendered":"Francophone Afrique Update: 29 November 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Security crisis: Parliamentary debates, anti-government protests, and internet shutdown in <strong>Burkina Faso<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/afrique\/20211127-burkina-faso-le-gouvernement-s-explique-face-aux-d%C3%A9put%C3%A9s-sur-la-situation-s%C3%A9curitaire?ref=tw_i\">RFI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2021\/11\/27\/au-burkina-faso-des-milliers-de-manifestants-marchent-pour-protester-contre-la-faillite-securitaire_6103889_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/burkina-faso-internet-shutdown-continues-into-fourth-day\/6324779.html\">VOANews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Forum de Paris sur la Paix : l\u2019<strong>Afrique<\/strong> face aux d\u00e9fis du multilat\u00e9ralisme. <a href=\"https:\/\/afrique.latribune.fr\/politique\/2021-11-16\/forum-de-paris-sur-la-paix-l-afrique-face-aux-defis-du-multilateralisme-896466.html\">La Tribune Afrique<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Widespread sexism and violence against women in <strong>African parliaments<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipu.org\/resources\/publications\/issue-briefs\/2021-11\/sexism-harassment-and-violence-against-women-in-parliaments-in-africa\">Report<\/a> by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the African Parliamentary Union (APU). Article on it by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2021\/11\/25\/en-afrique-un-sexisme-epidemique-et-devastateur-au-sein-des-parlements_6103573_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ugandan troops authorised to hunt ADF rebels in Eastern <strong>DR Congo<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/africa\/20211129-dr-congo-authorises-ugandan-troops-to-hunt-rebel-group-on-its-soil\">France 24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2021\/11\/28\/en-rdc-l-armee-ougandaise-autorisee-a-passer-la-frontiere-pour-traquer-les-rebelles-adf_6103952_3212.html?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1638121480\">Le Monde<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr Rahmane Idrissa: \u00ab\u00a0Du sentiment antifran\u00e7ais au <strong>Sahel<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/rahmane.substack.com\/p\/du-sentiment-antifrancais-au-sahel?utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=twitter\">Substack<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guinea<\/strong>: Residents demand justice for late rape victim, M&#8217;Mah Sylla. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2021\/11\/25\/guinea-residents-demand-justice-for-late-rape-victim-m-mah-sylla\/\">AfricaNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/afrique\/20211123-la-guin%C3%A9e-en-%C3%A9moi-apr%C3%A8s-la-mort-de-m-mah-sylla\">RFI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Local elections in <strong>Algeria<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2021\/11\/27\/algerie-les-electeurs-appeles-aux-urnes-pour-des-scrutins-locaux_6103847_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/11\/27\/algerians-vote-in-local-polls-to-seal-post-bouteflika-change\">AlJazeera<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Morocco<\/strong>\u2019s capital booming art scene is also a grab at soft power. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2021-11-24\/morocco-s-booming-art-scene-is-also-soft-power-grab\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dance<\/strong>: From New Orleans to Abidjan, the roots of twerking. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theafricareport.com\/144303\/african-origins-from-new-orleans-to-abidjan-the-roots-of-twerking\/?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=post_articles_twitter_19_11_2021&amp;utm_medium=social\">Africa Report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security crisis: Parliamentary debates, anti-government protests, and internet shutdown in Burkina Faso. RFI Le Monde VOANews Forum de Paris sur la Paix : l\u2019Afrique face aux d\u00e9fis du multilat\u00e9ralisme. 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