African leaders pushed back after French President Emmanuel Macron said that some of their nations owed their sovereignty to ...

French soldiers were deployed for a decade to fight an Islamist insurgency in its former colonial territory of the Sahel ...

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday faced an angry backlash from France's remaining allies in West Africa and accusations at ...

Chad and Senegal on Tuesday hit back at comments made by President Macron claiming that African countries in the Sahel had ...

In response, Chad's Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said Macron comments had revealed his contempt for Africa. "Chad ...

African governments have criticized a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he said that some leaders showed ...

After Chad, Senegal to Close French Military Bases Amid Anti-West Sentiment | Firstpost Africa Senegal has joined its ...

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

Ivory Coast is the latest country in West Africa to ask French troops to leave for good. It follows similar decisions by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal and Chad. We analyse France's shrinking ...

Despite the troop withdrawals, France will continue efforts to combat terrorism spreading from the Sahel to West Africa's coastal nations, including Ivory Coast. In 2021, the two countries ...