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Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.

About 40km of West Coast beaches have been polluted by an oil ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information items daily ...

Clean-up operations continue on West Coast beaches after an oil spill from ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information ...

France has given up most of its military footprint across west Africa with astonishing speed. By the end of the year, the only remaining French base in Africa will be in Djibouti. Driven by ...

Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Togo and Benin. Officially, a six-month extension for talks between ECOWAS and the three countries expires in July, said Babacar Ndiaye, a political analyst at the West ...

Local Content Set to Maximize Resource Value As Senegal and Mauritania prepare to solidify their position as a major hydrocarbons hub in West Africa – on the back of first LNG at the Greater Tortue ...

France on Thursday withdrew from its sole military base in Ivory Coast, in West Africa, according to media reports. France’s Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu attended the official ...

In 2100 the most populous French-speaking countries are forecast to be the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ivory Coast ... the impoverished Sahel of West Africa — countries like Mali, Niger ...

Documents outline possible ... and where does South Africa rank? Suspected Lewis Hamilton crash cause identified as Ferrari reaction surfaces – roundup West Coast charm: Five small towns to ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West ... in West Africa. Prior to Wednesday's shake-up, the bloc had 15 members, including states like Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and ...

Hosts Ivory Coast completed one of Africa Cup of Nations' most memorable ... It was a poignant moment for the former West Ham striker, who has battled back from being diagnosed with testicular ...