Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

The World Bank and the African Development Bank, supported by a host of other partners, have launched Mission 300, an ...

Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of ...

Since 2022, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and now Côte d’Ivoire, have terminated defence agreements with France. This may present an opportunity for a long overdue assertion of sove ...

DAKAR (Senegal), Jan 29 (Bernama-dpa) – The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are officially leaving the Economic ...

Strained relations between Abuja and Niamey have disrupted joint military patrols and allowed the armed group to expand.

Panelists discuss how a second Trump administration could reshape U.S.-Africa relations, whether security, economic, and diplomatic engagement will deepen or decline, and how to define the U.S.

The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European ...

Indigenisation efforts led by leaders more concerned with self-preservation than national progress often spell disaster.

It follows similar decisions by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal and Chad. We analyse France's shrinking military footprint in Africa and ask what it means for the former colonial power's ...