France starts 2025 with a further drawdown of its military presence in its former African colonies, and fresh tensions ...

Several African nations have expelled French troops, signaling a significant decline in the former colonial power’s influence ...

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

Analysis - The previous expulsion of French troops from the region saw countries invite and embrace alternative partners like Russia and China.

France on Saturday handed over its second army base in Chad as part of an agreement with the country's authorities to ...

France has officially handed over its second military base in Chad as part of an agreement to withdraw its forces from the ...

French President Emmanuel macron faced backlash from several African nations after suggesting they should be grateful for ...

France is in the process of withdrawing troops from Chad, Senegal and Ivory Coast and has recently left Mali, Niger and ...

Sangaré studied in Russia for nine years starting in 1974. He said that he faced far less racism there than in France, Burkina Faso’s former colonial ruler, and that he thought Russians ...

French forces have also left Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger in recent months after a series of military coups.

Their loved ones were slaughtered by extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes ...