DAKAR, Senegal — Armed assailants in western Niger killed at least 10 soldiers in an ambush on a military unit that had been sent to hunt cattle rustlers in a border region near Burkina Faso ...

Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.

The West African nation's president demanded the departure of some 350 French troops in November last year Read Full Article ...

With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?The Sahel region covers 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious ...

France's military presence in Africa has been steadily declining recently as several nations seek to remove French forces - ...

Now there is no public support for sending any more troops to Africa even if they are requested by beleaguered African governments. Those African political crises have been a regular feature of ...

Armed assailants in western Niger killed at least 10 soldiers in an ambush on a military unit that had been sent to hunt cattle rustlers in ...