France will hand over its only military base in Ivory Coast, its former star colony in west Africa, and both sides say the ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

Officers from the French and Chadian army salute as the French flag is lowered during a ceremony marking the departure of French soldiers from a military base in Abeche, Chad, on Saturday. JORIS ...

The French military base in Abidjan will officially be handed over to Ivory Coast on February 20 during a ceremony attended ...

Morocco is increasingly a focus of European alliance-building and investment, including in illegally occupied Western Sahara.

FILE -Members stand for the arrival of dignitaries at a joint press conference by African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) electoral observers in Abuja, Nigeria, Feb.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously ...

The three nations have now officially withdrawn from the bloc (AP) The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ...

The only potential counterbalance to these dangers is strong regional co-ordination between West African states. In early January, Cote d'Ivoire announced that French troops would be withdrawing from ...

(AP Photo, File) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger ... the ruling juntas have expelled French forces and turned to Russia’s mercenary units for security assistance.