Ivory Coast’s expulsion of French troops follows similar moves across the region, leaving a power vacuum that must be handled ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...

Protesters have attacked missions in the capital of the African country as anger grows about the advance of the M23 rebel ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Chad have joined three West African countries — Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso — asking for French troop’s withdrawal, marking a major blow to France’s waning ...

Officers from the French and Chadian army salute as the French flag is lowered during a ceremony marking the departure of ...