Why African countries are ousting France’s military, one by one - Paris’s influence on the continent faces the biggest ...

ECOWAS approved the exit of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc with effect from January, 2025 The request ...

President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday stressed the importance of France's military base in Djibouti as his country  loses strategic footholds in Africa.

N'DJAMENA: A contingent of 120 soldiers left Chad on Dec 20 marking the beginning of France's troop withdrawal from one of ...

Two major meetings were held last weekend that have implications for the future of the Economic Community of West African ...

France began withdrawing soldiers from Chad on Friday, the country's defence ministry said, after N'Djamena last month abruptly ended military cooperation with the former colonial power.

France faces a major setback in Africa as Chad and Senegal signal the end of defense cooperation, reflecting diminishing ...

Chad and Senegal recently announced the end of their historic defence agreements with France. Now France should hand over its ...

It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the ...

Burkina Faso's junta-led government said Thursday that it had released four French nationals it called spies, following Morocco-mediated negotiations with France.

Alongside the coup-hit nations of Niger and Mali, Burkina Faso has severed ties with longstanding Western and regional partners, including former colonial ruler France and ECOWAS, which they all ...

Burkina Faso's military leader ... has distanced itself from former colonial ruler France and pivoted towards Russia instead.