French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies appear to be ...

Ivory Coast’s expulsion of French troops follows similar moves across the region, leaving a power vacuum that must be handled ...

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

The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Ivory Coast has ...

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes ...

Both women are targeting the luxury market. Unlike informally produced ogogoro, which is cheap and has not quite shed its ...

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising ...

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 ...