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

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday faced an angry backlash from France's remaining allies in West Africa and accusations at home of showing a neo-colonialist attitude after lamenting that African ...

This is the conclusion of a recent paper we published in which we reviewed bilingual programs in six francophone west African countries: Niger, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and ...

As Côte d’Ivoire ’s relations with its former colonial master have continued to deteriorate, culminating with last week’s decision to expel the 600 French troops in the country, the United States has ...

For example, in the West African region, there are the Anglophone, Arabophone, Francophone, and Lusophone countries. When discussing Francophone Africa, some of them also have other affinities.

Francophone countries in West Africa have also benefited from relative economic stability, compared with their English-speaking counterparts. The CFA franc, used by 14 countries, is pegged to the ...

N’DJAMENA: President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday faced accusations from France’s remaining allies in West Africa of showing contempt towards Africans and from the left at home of neo-colonialism after ...

JORIS BOLOMEY/AFP The recent moves by two West African countries ... vice-dean of the Institute of French and Francophone ...

First Bank is looking to expand to at least three African countries in its next growth phase as financial systems across the ...