{"id":3010,"date":"2022-01-17T17:16:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T17:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=3010"},"modified":"2022-01-17T17:16:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T17:16:24","slug":"francophone-africa-update-17-january-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=3010","title":{"rendered":"Francophone Africa update: 17 January 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ECOWAS sanctions against <strong>Mali<\/strong>\u2019s transition authorities lead to massive protests in Bamako and other cities. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.euronews.com\/2022\/01\/14\/mali-manifestations-massives-contre-la-cedeao-et-la-france\">Euronews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sahelien.com\/manifestation-contre-les-sanctions-de-la-cedeao-a-kayes\/\">Sahelien.com<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/afrique\/20220114-t\">RFI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/media.mg.co.za\/wp-media\/2022\/01\/944ea7d4-thecontinentissue71.pdf\">The Continent<\/a> (p. 14-15)<\/p>\n<p>Former president of <strong>Mali<\/strong> Ibrahim Boubacar Ke\u00efta has died. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2022\/01\/16\/ibrahim-boubacar-keita-ancien-president-du-mali-est-mort_6109710_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sahelien.com\/mali-hommages-et-reactions-apres-le-deces-de-lancien-president-ibrahim-boubacar-keita\/\">Sahelien.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.N. mission in <strong>Mali<\/strong> grounds flights amid sanctions restrictions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/un-mission-mali-grounds-flights-amid-sanctions-restrictions-2022-01-16\/\">REUTERS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Burkina Faso<\/strong>: several military officers arrested for suspected coup plot amidst army tensions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/analysts-burkina-faso-likely-averted-coup-linked-to-military-infighting\/6395588.html\">VOA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2022\/01\/14\/au-burkina-faso-une-dizaine-de-militaires-et-de-civils-soupconnes-de-preparer-un-coup-d-etat_6109451_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burkina24.com\/2022\/01\/11\/burkina-faso-arrestation-du-lieutenant-colonel-emmanuel-zoungrana\/\">Burkina24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>En <strong>Guin\u00e9e<\/strong>, la junte r\u00e9veille les fant\u00f4mes du pass\u00e9. <a href=\"https:\/\/afriquexxi.info\/article4908.html\">Afrique XXI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anti-government protests in <strong>Tunisia<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/tunisia-police-fill-city-centre-ahead-protest-2022-01-14\/\">REUTERS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/1\/14\/tunisia-police-use-water-cannon-on-hundreds-of-protesters\">AlJazeera<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2022\/01\/14\/a-tunis-des-centaines-de-personnes-manifestent-contre-le-president-kais-saied_6109510_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Au <strong>Mali<\/strong> et en <strong>Centrafrique<\/strong>, le message politique de la France ne passe plus. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/replay-radio\/le-club-des-correspondants\/au-mali-et-en-centrafrique-le-message-politique-de-la-france-ne-passe-plus_4899443.html\">FranceInfo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tchad<\/strong>: un dialogue, mais pour quoi faire ? <a href=\"https:\/\/afriquexxi.info\/article4910.html\">Afrique XXI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How <strong>Senegal<\/strong> created a spectacular new African <strong>architecture <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2022\/jan\/13\/tented-love-senegal-spectacular-new-african-architecture-dakar-tent\">The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Continent: <strong>Africa<\/strong>&#8216;s ambitious newspaper, designed for WhatsApp. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/continent-africas-ambitious-newspaper-designed-055917869.html\">AFP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CAN 2022 : les \u00e9quipes africaines de <strong>football<\/strong> privil\u00e9gient de plus en plus les s\u00e9lectionneurs locaux. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2022\/01\/15\/can-2022-les-equipes-africaines-de-football-privilegient-de-plus-en-plus-les-selectionneurs-locaux_6109585_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ECOWAS sanctions against Mali\u2019s 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 Ke\u00efta has died. 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