Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning ...

As President Donald Trump's whims reverberate across the world, one particular Chicago group — globe and mapmakers — rise to ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Widow Francine Nsengiyumva and her three children have little to eat and sleep on the hard ground, but like many others at a ...

The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European ...

Two months after Chad severed its defence agreement with Paris, the French army has handed over its last military base in the ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

The DR Congo army and M23 fighters clashed outside Goma on Friday as the UK, US and France urged citizens to leave the main ...

Emmanuel Besnier, a former senior adviser at the French embassy in Ethiopia and deputy director for West Africa since 2021, was in early August promoted to second in command at the DAOI.

Mastercard has opened its first office in Accra, Ghana, expanding its operations in West Africa. This strategic milestone demonstrates Mastercard’s commitment to helping the country’s ...