Residents of Tanwalbougou in the eastern part of Burkina Faso are currently fleeing their homes following the occupation of ...

Following the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS, there are now fewer countries that Nigerian passport ...

In the Sahel, human rights defenders are being targeted more than ever by the various states, while civic space is ...

Ivory Coast has officially taken control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French ...

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And Libya is the centerpiece of that strategy. Russia is deeply committed to expanding its presence in Africa. However, the abrupt loss of their air and naval bases in Syria following the collapse of ...

have launched a coordinated and deadly assault on a town in southern Burkina Faso. The attack occurred on January 23, 2025. Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counter terrorism and insurgency ...

Until three years ago French forces were stationed in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Gabon, Ivory Coast, and Senegal. Since 2022 Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have ordered French forces ...

France retains 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast for training as it hands over a military base, reducing its presence amid ...

Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the forced withdrawal of French troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.