France’s pullout from West Africa follows two precepts. By dropping Françafrique, President Macron pulls two popular flags ...

The threat of a terrorist blockade of Mali's Kayes and Nioro towns would be disastrous for all three countries.Western Mali, bordering Mauritania and Senegal, is increasingly a target for terrorist ...

Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Saturday visited several military sites recently handed over by France, in ...

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a high-level summit in Washington with the presidents of five West African nations ...

When Amadou Traoré was posted to an army base in western Mali, his family could take comfort that the soldier was far away ...

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration in Qatar to end decades of conflict in eastern Congo. The agreement ...

France officially transferred control of its last military installations in Senegal to local authorities in a ceremony on Thursday, concluding over 350 French troops’ permanent deployment since ...

The French military on Thursday, July 17, officially completed its withdrawal from Senegal, marking the end of its last permanent troop deployment in West Africa. During a handover ceremony in Dakar, ...

French troops completed their withdrawal from Senegal Thursday, the last West African country and former colony where France ...

West African governments are scrambling to make the most of a new gold rush. But the boom is also exacerbating existing ...

France has formally handed over its last military bases in Senegal on Thursday, ending a 65-year presence in the country. The move marked the latest in a string of withdrawals from former colonies as ...

France hands over its last West African base to Senegal, ending decades of permanent troop presence amid rising regional calls for sovereignty.