China has helped remake Niger's energy sector, but pay disparities and unequal employment roles have caused friction.

At the same time, countries across the continent appear increasingly amenable to military rule and the stability it can provide. "More than half of Africans (53% across 39 countries) are [now] willing ...

The presence of Russian mercenaries in Africa was once hailed as a success story, but recently the pressure on them has ...

West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong ...

China's inroads into West Africa, especially in the Sahel, come at a time when France has been losing clout in the region after the military juntas in Mali and Burkina Faso pushed French forces ...

A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest and no systematic increase in inequality, given the available data Challenges remain substantial: more ...

Forty-four people have been killed in a terrorist attack by the "Islamic State" militant group on a mosque in Niger. The ...

In the Sahel – a semi-arid region south of the Sahara desert – China is also supporting the military juntas of neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali to help them strengthen their armed forces.

"The juntas are professionally unprepared for the ... control over Russian paramilitaries in the region known as the Africa Corps [formerly Wagner]," says Ms Ochieng. "Their work is to train ...

CHINA DAILY Chinese companies have been playing a critical role in accelerating the process of energy transition and industrialization in Africa, and are expected to further unleash the continent ...