France has handed over control to the Senegalese government of two military bases in Senegal's capital, Dakar that it has used for decades. The move follows an announcement in late 2024 by Senegal's ...

Other democratic nations in west Africa seem to be reassessing ... raised concerns about the impact of the CFA franc on Africa’s development, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, dismissed ...

Dongobada seems to exist only on social media – specifically Facebook and X – and as a writer for outlets across ...

A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed ...

During that time these French authorities have been able to invoke the love which all West Indians feel for France in support of their policies. The Allied occupation of North Africa and the end of ...

French cemetery for West African troops reopens amid identity dispute A military cemetery near Lyon, where nearly 200 West African soldiers who fought for France in World War II are buried, has ...

French corporations have survived flag changes, military coups, economic crises and terrorist attacks in Africa, yet they have always remained at the helm, controlling the continent’s vital resources.

Salvador Ousmane paints a damning picture of the African military juntas that came to power in West Africa in recent years, ...

Gunfire has been reported after pirates boarded a tanker off West Africa on Monday night in what has been described as a kidnapping incident.

French corporations have survived flag changes ... its troops are leaving West and Central Africa, while its businesses are facing nationalisation and arrests. Power is finally returning to ...

Groups from five African countries filed fraud and corruption complaints accusing Vincent Bolloré of illegally obtaining and benefitting from port concessions. A coalition of African groups filed ...