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

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

The vulnerable condition of these countries facilitated the continuation ... to weaken and reduce Nigeria’s influence on French-speaking West African states. Given these and other antecedents ...

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

The French president’s attitude towards Africa has been an ongoing headache for his diplomats on the continent, who find themselves running constant damage control.

Over the years, African nations have sought to strengthen their defense capabilities by investing in military hardware and ...

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 ...

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.

(Bloomberg) -- Ivory Coast’s president announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country, joining a growing number of francophone ... military presence in West Africa.

Ivory Coast’s president announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country ... francophone states that have asked the former colonial power to relinquish its military presence in West ...