{"id":2999,"date":"2021-12-13T11:28:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T11:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=2999"},"modified":"2021-12-13T11:28:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T11:28:38","slug":"francophone-africa-update-13-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=2999","title":{"rendered":"Francophone Africa update: 13 December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First terrorist attack in<strong>\u00a0Benin.\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2021\/12\/03\/au-benin-l-armee-subit-les-premieres-attaques-terroristes-de-son-histoire_6104643_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/levenementprecis.com\/2021\/12\/06\/suite-aux-attaques-perpetrees-dans-des-localites-larmee-bande-ses-muscles-et-se-deploie-dans-le-nord-benin\/\">L\u2019Ev\u00e8nement Pr\u00e9cis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trial for \u201cApollo 21\u201d coup plot against President Rajoelina opens in <strong>Madagascar<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2021\/12\/07\/madagascar-trial-of-alleged-masterminds-of-attempted-coup-begins\/\">AfricaNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/information.tv5monde.com\/afrique\/madagascar-apollo-21-ou-le-proces-d-une-tentative-presumee-d-elimination-du-president\">TV5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/afrique\/20211209-proc%C3%A8s-apollo-21-%C3%A0-madagascar-philippe-fran%C3%A7ois-et-brigitte-mroczek-nient-en-bloc\">RFI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Burkina Faso<\/strong>\u2019s Prime Minister resigns as President Kabor\u00e9 prepares to reshuffles government in response to protests and security crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/12\/9\/burkina-faso-president-fires-pm-amid-security-crisis\">Al Jazeera<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/en-bref\/20211208-burkina-faso-le-premier-ministre-christophe-dabir%C3%A9-et-son-gouvernement-d%C3%A9mis-officiel\">RFI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mali\u00a0<\/strong>: France 24 s\u2019entretient avec la Ministre Fran\u00e7aise des Arm\u00e9es <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/fr\/%C3%A9missions\/l-entretien\/20211206-florence-parly-la-pr%C3%A9sence-du-groupe-wagner-au-mali-serait-inacceptable\">(lien)<\/a> et avec le chef d&#8217;\u00e9tat-major de la MINUSMA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/fr\/afrique\/20211209-avec-la-fin-de-barkhane-l-onu-face-%C3%A0-un-enjeu-s%C3%A9curitaire-suppl%C3%A9mentaire-au-mali\">(lien)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Burundi<\/strong>: un incendie \u00e0 la prison centrale de Gitega fait des dizaines de morts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/afrique\/20211207-burundi-un-incendie-%C3%A0-la-prison-centrale-de-gitega-fait-des-dizaines-de-morts?ref=tw_i\">RFI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Au <strong>B\u00e9nin<\/strong>, l\u2019opposant Jo\u00ebl A\u00efvo condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 dix ans de prison. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2021\/12\/07\/au-benin-l-opposant-joel-aivo-condamne-a-dix-ans-de-prison-denonce-une-vengeance-politique_6105020_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/fr\/r%C3%A9actions-%C3%A0-la-condamnation-de-jo%C3%ABl-a%C3%AFvo-au-b%C3%A9nin\/a-60049708\">DW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Long read: Al Jazeera investigates the death of three foreigners in Eastern <strong>Burkina Faso<\/strong> in April 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2021\/12\/1\/impossible-to-rescue-how-three-foreigners-died-in-burkina-faso\">Al Jazeera<\/a><\/p>\n<p>African fashion brings beauty and glamour to <strong>Niger<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2021\/12\/07\/african-fashion-brings-beauty-and-glamour-to-niger\/?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=AfricanewsEN&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1638879379\">AfricaNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maroc<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>Alg\u00e9rie<\/strong>: quand le foot transcende les tensions politiques. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/fr\/info-en-continu\/20211213-maroc-alg%C3%A9rie-quand-le-foot-transcende-les-tensions-politiques\">France24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Le rejet de la France au <strong>Sahel<\/strong> : mille et une raisons ?\u00a0\u00bb par J. 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