{"id":3093,"date":"2022-04-26T14:06:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T13:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=3093"},"modified":"2022-04-26T14:06:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T13:06:14","slug":"francophone-africa-update-26-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=3093","title":{"rendered":"Francophone Africa update 26 April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are sorry that there has been no Francophone Africa update in a while due to technical issues. We re-publish below the 28 March post, which some of you did not receive. We hope to resume normal service from Monday 1 May. Thank you for your patience!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>African<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> students fleeing war in Ukraine detained in EU immigration facilities and face racism. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/ukraine-refugees-detention-international-students-b2041310.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Independent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/africanarguments.org\/2022\/03\/only-ukrainians-not-blacks-fleeing-nigerian-students-face-racism\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">African Arguments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Senegal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">army\u2019s operation in Casamance displaces 6,000 in Gambia. <\/span><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.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AlJazeera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/information.tv5monde.com\/afrique\/casamance-l-armee-senegalaise-dresse-un-premier-bilan-de-ses-operations-contre-les-rebelles\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TV5<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.africanews.com\/2022\/03\/20\/senegal-l-operation-militaire-en-casamance-fait-plus-de-6-000-deplaces\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AfricaNews<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mali<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s former PM Soumeylou B. Ma\u00efga dies in custody. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sahelien.com\/deces-de-lancien-premier-ministre-soumeylou-b-maiga-de-nombreuses-reactions-apres-lannonce-de-sa-disparition\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le Sahelien<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/ap-mali-bamako-ibrahim-boubacar-keita-prime-minister-b2040809.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Independent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">France\u2019s withdrawal from <\/span><b>Mali<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: a selection of resources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhy France failed in Mali\u201d by N. Powell on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/warontherocks.com\/2022\/02\/why-france-failed-in-mali\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">War on the Rocks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe End of Operation Barkhane and the Future of Counterterrorism in Mali\u201d by M. Harris, C. Doxsee and J. Thompson for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/end-operation-barkhane-and-future-counterterrorism-mali\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ab\u00a0Barkhane est morte, pas l\u2019interventionnisme fran\u00e7ais\u00a0\u00bb, un podcast d\u2019<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afriquexxi.info\/article4953.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afrique XXI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFrance\u2019s Troop Withdrawal from Mali\u201d, I.Y. Ibrahim and R. Moncrieff are guests on Crisis Group\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/africa\/sahel\/mali\/frances-troop-withdrawal-mali\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat to make of the French exit from Mali?\u201d by O. Ba and O. Diallo on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/amp\/opinions\/2022\/3\/3\/what-to-make-of-the-french-exit-from-mali\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AlJazeera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La MINUSCA en <\/span><b>Centrafrique<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : Les casques bleus impopulaires. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifri.org\/fr\/publications\/notes-de-lifri\/minusca-centrafrique-casques-bleus-impopulaires\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IFRI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mass grave discovered in Central <\/span><b>Mali<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; MINUSMA accuses the Malian army and Russian Wagner group. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theafricareport.com\/184193\/mass-grave-in-niono-minusma-accuses-malian-army-and-wagner-group\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Africa Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/1324924\/politique\/mali-ce-que-lon-sait-sur-le-charnier-de-niono\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sahel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Moving beyond military containment policy report. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/in-depth-research-reports\/report\/sahel-moving-beyond-military-containment-policy-report\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlantic Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Burkina Faso<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9 becomes first Black architect to win the Pritzker prize. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2022\/mar\/15\/it-is-unbelievable-francis-kere-becomes-first-black-architect-to-win-the-pritzker-prize\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Guardian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/3\/16\/happiest-man-kere-first-african-to-win-pritzker-prize\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AlJazeera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/larchitecte-burkinabe-diebedo-francis-kere-concepteur-des-villes-paisibles-179883\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Conversation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><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\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ArchDaily<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u00e9rie: A la red\u00e9couverte des classiques de la philosophie africaine. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2022\/02\/13\/a-la-redecouverte-des-classiques-de-la-philosophie-africaine_6113507_3212.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le Monde<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New parliamentary report shows <\/span><b>Africa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is still misrepresented in UK school curriculum. Full report available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/ttqt3l5flceoj6y\/AABWRYd4FO6Bwg8JsifY0-GAa?dl=0&amp;preview=RAS_APPGA_Education+Inquiry_A4+Report_print_1.1.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Blog about it on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/africanarguments.org\/2022\/03\/how-africa-is-misrepresented-in-uk-schools-and-how-to-start-to-fix-it\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">African Arguments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bruxelles: le groupe de travail sur la d\u00e9colonisation de l\u2019espace public rend son rapport. <\/span><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\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RTBF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/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. We re-publish below the 28 March post, which some of you did not receive. 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