A cascade of anti-French sentiment continues to sweep across the belt of the Sahel in Africa: joining Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, Chad and Senegal demanded in November that the French ...

“Europe will never leave Africa. Do you want the person milking you to die? We can’t fix the situation. We can only ameliorate it. And that starts with ...

There is no evidence that French president Emmanuel Macron said that it was “not the time” for France to leave Africa, as has been claimed in a viral Facebook post. The post, which has been shared ...

A recent military takeover in Niger has thrown into uncertainty the future of France’s presence in West and Central Africa, raising doubts about the future of U.S. military involvement there, too.

EDITORIAL. During his recent Africa trip, Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his wish to engage in a new relationship with the continent to counter the feeling that France is losing momentum.

The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there.

DAKAR, SenegalDAKAR, Senegal — When Gabon’s longtime leader was detained in the latest coup in Africa last week, France condemned the takeover but did little to intervene — despite having ...

Unlike other former colonial powers, France kept permanent military bases in Africa long after the continent’s countries won their independence.

Ivory Coast says that French troops will leave the country starting January 2025, becoming the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power ...

France's Foreign Ministry said that Congo's territorial integrity was "not negotiable" after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took the eastern city of Goma. M23 rebels said they would march "all the way ...

Chad's government said on Thursday it has ended its defence cooperation pact with France, a move that could see French troops leave the Central African country.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence, the latest African nation to downscale military ties with ...