{"id":3013,"date":"2022-01-24T17:23:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=3013"},"modified":"2022-01-24T17:23:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:23:32","slug":"francophone-africa-update-24-january-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=3013","title":{"rendered":"Francophone Africa Update: 24 January 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Confused situation in <strong>Burkina Faso<\/strong> amidst mutinies and coup attempt. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2022\/01\/24\/confusion-au-burkina-faso-apres-la-mutinerie-de-soldats-se-mutinent-dans-plusieurs-casernes_6110723_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegamedias.info\/tv\/2022\/01\/24\/burkina-un-dispositif-securitaire-exceptionnel-devant-la-television-nationale-du-burkina\/\">Omega FM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/1\/24\/burkina-faso-president-kabore-detained-by-mutinous-soldiers\">AlJazeera<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Local elections in <strong>Senegal<\/strong>: the opposition wins in Dakar and Ziguinchor. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2022\/01\/24\/au-senegal-le-pouvoir-reconnait-sa-defaite-aux-municipales-a-dakar_6110710_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2022\/01\/23\/voters-flock-to-the-polls-in-senegal-s-local-elections\/\">AfricaNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/afrique\/20220124-elections-locales-au-s%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal-premi%C3%A8res-estimations-et-r%C3%A9actions-en-attendant-les-r%C3%A9sultats\">RFI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/senegals-ruling-party-loses-key-cities-local-elections-2022-01-24\/\">REUTERS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>French soldier killed in <strong>Mali<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/monde\/afrique\/mali\/guerre-au-mali\/mort-d-un-soldat-francais-au-mali-cet-acte-de-guerre-tombe-au-plus-mauvais-moment-pour-le-pouvoir-francais-selon-un-specialiste_4927245.html\">France Info<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/french-soldier-killed-after-attack-on-mali-military-base-\/6408843.html\">VOA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20220123-french-soldier-killed-in-mortar-attack-on-military-camp-in-gao-mali\">France24<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cameroon<\/strong>: 17 Die in Capital City Explosion Caused by Fire. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/cameroon-17-die-in-capital-city-explosion-caused-by-fire-\/6409041.html\">VOA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/1\/23\/cameroon-nightclub-fire-more-than-a-dozen-killed\">AlJazeera<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DRC<\/strong>: President Tshisekedi faces critical year ahead as elections loom. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/tea\/news\/east-africa\/tshisekedi-faces-critical-year-ahead-as-elections-loom-3690220\">The East African<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mediapart accuse le milliardaire Vincent Bollor\u00e9 d\u2019avoir corrompu les pr\u00e9sidents du <strong>Togo<\/strong> et de la <strong>Guin\u00e9e<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/lecourrier-du-soir.com\/revelation-explosive-mediapart-accuse-le-milliardaire-bollore-davoir-corrompu-les-presidents-togolais-et-guineen\/\">Le Courrier du Soir<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Africa Cup of Nations plays on in <strong>Cameroon<\/strong>, taxi drivers fear violence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/africa\/20220122-as-afcon-plays-on-in-cameroon-taxi-drivers-in-buea-fear-violence\">RFI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This \u2018Plastic Man\u2019 Has a Cape and a Superhero\u2019s Mission: Cleaning Up <strong>Senegal<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/20\/world\/africa\/modou-fall-senegal.html\">NYTimes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confused situation in Burkina Faso amidst mutinies and coup attempt. Le Monde Omega FM AlJazeera Local elections in Senegal: the opposition wins in Dakar and Ziguinchor. Le Monde AfricaNews RFI REUTERS French soldier killed in Mali. 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