This moment could provide an opportunity for West African states to shake off the remnants of the power imbalance that characterized France's presence, and reshuffle the cards of military and ...

France waged a war marked by "extreme violence" during Cameroon's fight for independence in the late 1950s, historians said ...

Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara announced in his January 2025 New Year's speech the withdrawal of French <a ...

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, takes effect on ...

Recent protests in Paris , organized by representatives of the Malian, Nigerien, and Burkina Faso diasporas, have raised questions about their true objectives and organizers. Demonstrations opposing ...

Not very long ago, Burkina Faso had one of the bloodiest attacks in decades . More than a thousand civilians have died since the rebellion that originated in Mali began to spread throughout the nation ...

This will happen on Wednesday, all three countries having ignored ECOWAS's call to extend the period by six months to try to ...

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc ...

They said their departure was immediate, but under the bloc's rules, their withdrawal takes effect a year after the announcement.