Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...

President Mbeki continued: “Part of what is happening in West Africa is a rebellion by young officers against French neo-colonialism. It’s not only military coups to remove some elected ...

The French president's words have sparked a backlash, with African leaders calling out his "contemptuous attitude".

African governments have criticized a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he said that some leaders showed ...

Ivory Coast is home to the biggest remaining contingent of French troops in West Africa. There are some 600 French military ...

Experts say they are following the example of Sahel countries as local leaders and populations want more sovereignty over ...

In response, Chad's Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said Macron comments had revealed his contempt for Africa. "Chad ...

French troops helped protect civilians during the civil war in Ivory Coast from 2002-07 Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing ...

Ivory Coast’s president announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country, joining a growing number of francophone ...

Africa’s Sahel has emerged as one of the most coup-prone regions of the world owing to several reasons. Ineffective systems ...

French soldiers were deployed for a decade to fight an Islamist insurgency in its former colonial territory of the Sahel ...

China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Sunday, maintaining a 35-year-long tradition, to quietly ...