{"id":3055,"date":"2022-03-28T15:31:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=3055"},"modified":"2022-03-28T15:31:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:31:35","slug":"francophone-africa-update-28-march-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=3055","title":{"rendered":"Francophone Africa update: 28 March 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong><em>We are sorry that there has been no Francophone Africa update in a while due to technical issues. Thank you for your patience! <\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>African<\/strong> students fleeing war in Ukraine detained in EU immigration facilities and face racism. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/ukraine-refugees-detention-international-students-b2041310.html\">The Independent<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/africanarguments.org\/2022\/03\/only-ukrainians-not-blacks-fleeing-nigerian-students-face-racism\/\">African Arguments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senegal <\/strong>army\u2019s operation in Casamance displaces 6,000 in Gambia. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/3\/23\/over-6000-displaced-in-gambia-and-senegal-after-casamance-missio#:~:text=More%20than%206%2C000%20people%20have,in%20the%20Gambia%20on%20Tuesday.\">AlJazeera<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/information.tv5monde.com\/afrique\/casamance-l-armee-senegalaise-dresse-un-premier-bilan-de-ses-operations-contre-les-rebelles\">TV5<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.africanews.com\/2022\/03\/20\/senegal-l-operation-militaire-en-casamance-fait-plus-de-6-000-deplaces\/\">AfricaNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mali<\/strong>\u2019s former PM Soumeylou B. Ma\u00efga dies in custody. <a href=\"https:\/\/sahelien.com\/deces-de-lancien-premier-ministre-soumeylou-b-maiga-de-nombreuses-reactions-apres-lannonce-de-sa-disparition\/\">Le Sahelien<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/ap-mali-bamako-ibrahim-boubacar-keita-prime-minister-b2040809.html\">The Independent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s withdrawal from <strong>Mali<\/strong>: a selection of resources.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWhy France failed in Mali\u201d by N. Powell on <a href=\"https:\/\/warontherocks.com\/2022\/02\/why-france-failed-in-mali\/\">War on the Rocks<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe End of Operation Barkhane and the Future of Counterterrorism in Mali\u201d by M. Harris, C. Doxsee and J. Thompson for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/end-operation-barkhane-and-future-counterterrorism-mali\">Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\u00ab\u00a0Barkhane est morte, pas l\u2019interventionnisme fran\u00e7ais\u00a0\u00bb, un podcast d\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/afriquexxi.info\/article4953.html\">Afrique XXI<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFrance\u2019s Troop Withdrawal from Mali\u201d, I.Y. Ibrahim and R. Moncrieff are guests on Crisis Group\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/africa\/sahel\/mali\/frances-troop-withdrawal-mali\">podcast<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhat to make of the French exit from Mali?\u201d by O. Ba and O. Diallo on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/amp\/opinions\/2022\/3\/3\/what-to-make-of-the-french-exit-from-mali\">AlJazeera<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La MINUSCA en <strong>Centrafrique<\/strong> : Les casques bleus impopulaires. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifri.org\/fr\/publications\/notes-de-lifri\/minusca-centrafrique-casques-bleus-impopulaires\">IFRI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mass grave discovered in Central <strong>Mali<\/strong>; MINUSMA accuses the Malian army and Russian Wagner group. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theafricareport.com\/184193\/mass-grave-in-niono-minusma-accuses-malian-army-and-wagner-group\/\">The Africa Report<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/1324924\/politique\/mali-ce-que-lon-sait-sur-le-charnier-de-niono\/\">Jeune Afrique<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sahel<\/strong>: Moving beyond military containment policy report. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/in-depth-research-reports\/report\/sahel-moving-beyond-military-containment-policy-report\/\">Atlantic Council<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Burkina Faso<\/strong>\u2019s Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9 becomes first Black architect to win the Pritzker prize. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2022\/mar\/15\/it-is-unbelievable-francis-kere-becomes-first-black-architect-to-win-the-pritzker-prize\">The Guardian<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/3\/16\/happiest-man-kere-first-african-to-win-pritzker-prize\">AlJazeera<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/larchitecte-burkinabe-diebedo-francis-kere-concepteur-des-villes-paisibles-179883\">The Conversation<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/979080\/architecture-is-much-more-than-art-and-it-is-by-far-more-than-just-buildings-in-conversation-with-francis-kere\">ArchDaily<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e9rie: A la red\u00e9couverte des classiques de la philosophie africaine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2022\/02\/13\/a-la-redecouverte-des-classiques-de-la-philosophie-africaine_6113507_3212.html\">Le Monde<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New parliamentary report shows <strong>Africa <\/strong>is still misrepresented in UK school curriculum. Full report available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/ttqt3l5flceoj6y\/AABWRYd4FO6Bwg8JsifY0-GAa?dl=0&amp;preview=RAS_APPGA_Education+Inquiry_A4+Report_print_1.1.pdf\">here<\/a>. Blog about it on <a href=\"https:\/\/africanarguments.org\/2022\/03\/how-africa-is-misrepresented-in-uk-schools-and-how-to-start-to-fix-it\/\">African Arguments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bruxelles: le groupe de travail sur la d\u00e9colonisation de l\u2019espace public rend son rapport. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtbf.be\/article\/decolonisation-de-l-espace-public-le-groupe-de-travail-bruxellois-recommande-une-analyse-au-cas-par-cas-et-fait-des-propositions-10937405\">RTBF<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are sorry that there has been no Francophone Africa update in a while due to technical issues. Thank you for your patience! African students fleeing war in Ukraine detained in EU immigration facilities and face racism. The Independent. 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