French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and China.
Ivory Coast’s expulsion of French troops follows similar moves across the region, leaving a power vacuum that must be handled carefully.
Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government.
Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...
France’s military and exploitative economic strangleholds were expelled from the African continent through actions in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso where military coups have been responsible for regime ch ...
The collapse of direct engagement between the ECOWAS countries and the AES countries is today the main problem for forward ...
A memorial being unveiled in Cape Town this week recognises the deaths of 1,772 predominantly Black non-combatants.
West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.
From a focus on youth to its unforgiving physicality, there are a raft of factors that make France's top flight a fertile recruiting ground ...
The Founding of Australia 1788 was painted in 1937 by Algernon Talmage. It was commissioned for the sesquicentenary celebrations of 1938. The painting depicts the moment that Captain Arthur Phillip ...
A combined force of 5,000 troops from Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon be deployed to address security challenges in ...