Russia's goal, according to Constantin Gouvy of the Clingendael Institute, is to replace Western powers such as France as the ...

For well over a decade, jihadist violence has plagued the Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching along the Sahara desert's southern rim from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.Tens of thousands of people have ...

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.

Deby said the forces remained, claiming France wanted to support Chad's air force against rebels. It stationed troops in N'djamena claiming it was helping Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to fight ...

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

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

Ivory Coast has officially taken control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French forces departed from countries across West Africa ...

He spoke at the 5th Lake Chad Governors’ Forum in Maiduguri, Borno State. Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali had earlier confirmed their exit from ECOWAS. Urging the three countrirs to have ...

Deby said the forces remained, claiming France wanted to support Chad's air force against rebels. It stationed troops in N'djamena claiming it was helping Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to fight ...