{"id":3001,"date":"2021-12-20T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2021-12-20T12:00:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T12:00:49","slug":"francophone-africa-update-20-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=3001","title":{"rendered":"Francophone Africa Update: 20 December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tunisia<\/strong>\u2019s president calls constitutional referendum followed by elections in 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/dec\/14\/tunisias-president-calls-constitutional-referendum-followed-by-elections-in-2022\">The Guardian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/fr\/afrique\/20211214-les-annonces-du-pr%C3%A9sident-ka%C3%AFs-sa%C3%AFed-divisent-la-tunisie\">France 24<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Madagascar<\/strong>: 22 accused, including two French nationals, sentenced to jail for planning a coup against President Rajoelina. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-59697805\">BBC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/afrique\/20211218-madagascar-un-verdict-contest%C3%A9-au-proc%C3%A8s-apollo-21\">RFI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Burkina Faso<\/strong>: The trial of Thomas Sankara\u2019s assassination is underway. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/world\/thomas-sankara-trial\/\">The Nation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldpoliticsreview.com\/articles\/30183\/in-burkina-faso-sankara-s-legacy-is-back-in-the-spotlight\">World Politics Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p>France to open classified archives on <strong>Algeria<\/strong> war. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/france-algeria-archives-war-independence-b1973858.html\">The Independent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/12\/11\/france-to-open-classified-algerian-war-archives\">AlJazeera<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/1279832\/politique\/algerie-france-roselyne-bachelot-annonce-louverture-anticipee-darchives-sur-la-guerre-dindependance\/\">Jeune Afrique<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Entretien avec le Commandant de l\u2019Op\u00e9ration Barkhane au <strong>Sahel<\/strong>\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Les militaires fran\u00e7ais ne seront plus que 3.000 au Sahel mi-2022\u00a0\u00bb. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexpress.fr\/actualites\/1\/monde\/les-militaires-francais-ne-seront-plus-que-3-000-au-sahel-mi-2022_2164249.html\">L\u2019Express<\/a><\/p>\n<p>French President Macron cancels planned visit to <strong>Mali<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/podcasts\/revue-de-presse-afrique\/20211220-%C3%A0-la-une-emmanuel-macron-ne-sera-pas-au-mali-ce-lundi\">RFI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20211217-macron-cancels-visit-to-mali-after-new-covid-19-measures-announced\">France 24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can local dialogues with jihadists stem violence in <strong>Burkina Faso<\/strong>? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewhumanitarian.org\/news-feature\/2021\/12\/16\/local-dialogues-with-jihadists-violence-Burkina-Faso\">The New Humanitarian<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers in <strong>Senegal<\/strong> draft tougher laws against LGBT. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/senegalese-lawmakers-draft-tougher-laws-against-lgbt-2021-12-13\/\">REUTERS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>En <strong>Alg\u00e9rie<\/strong>, la \u00ab peur d\u2019\u00eatre oubli\u00e9s \u00bb des d\u00e9tenus du Hirak. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2021\/12\/16\/en-algerie-la-peur-d-etre-oublies-des-detenus-du-hirak_6106336_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a><\/p>\n<p>UNESCO adds <strong>Congo<\/strong>lese Rumba to heritage list. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/1279620\/culture\/rdc-congo-comment-la-rumba-a-fait-chavirer-lunesco\/\">Jeune Afrique<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/12\/15\/congolese-rumba-added-unesco-heritage-list\">AlJazeera<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/afrique\/20211215-la-rumba-congolaise-de-ses-origines-%C3%A0-son-inscription-au-patrimoine-immat%C3%A9riel-de-l-humanit%C3%A9\">RFI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senegal<\/strong>\u2019s national dish \u201cceebu j\u00ebn\u201d joins UNESCO\u2019s list of intangible heritage. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepoint.fr\/afrique\/senegal-le-thieboudiene-inscrit-au-patrimoine-mondial-de-l-unesco-15-12-2021-2457108_3826.php\">Le Point<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2021\/12\/16\/senegal-national-dish-added-to-unesco-heritage-list\/\">AfricaNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Podcast: Le partenariat militaire op\u00e9rationnel, pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 l\u2019extension terroriste en <strong>Afrique de l\u2019Ouest<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/podcasts\/lignes-de-d%C3%A9fense\/20211212-le-partenariat-militaire-op%C3%A9rationnel-pour-r%C3%A9pondre-%C3%A0-l-extension-terroriste-en-afrique-de-l-ouest?fbclid=IwAR2qpqt0sfIdJc1mARB58h3a4L4gpn8ALCtQ7E1wRouWCtzqRK0Jo652LAI\">RFI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>The next update will be sent on January 10th, 2022. Happy holidays!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Le prochain bulletin sera envoy\u00e9 le 10 janvier 2022. Joyeuses f\u00eates!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tunisia\u2019s president calls constitutional referendum followed by elections in 2022. The Guardian France 24 Madagascar: 22 accused, including two French nationals, sentenced to jail for planning a coup against President Rajoelina. 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