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France will on Thursday formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent ...
France returned Camp Geille, its largest base in Senegal, and its airfield at Dakar’s airport in a ceremony on Thursday ...
France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent army camps in ...
The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on Thursday, the last West African country where it maintained a ...
France’s pullout from West Africa follows two precepts. By dropping Françafrique, President Macron pulls two popular flags ...
Western countries of exploiting Africa’s resources, triggering conflict, and then returning with aid as a “palliative,” according to a leading Catholic official.
Language technologies are being adapted for health across Africa. But most of these tools never make it beyond the lab or ...
The death of Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o in May 2025 raises the question of his influence in French-speaking Africa: how is this important author seen by African authors?
Explore how the rise of the BRICS bloc is challenging France's historical dominance in West Africa, reshaping political, economic, and military alliances in the region.
The Guardian published an article with the speculative and loaded title: “Rwanda and Russia look to lock in influence as CAR president eyes third term.” Written from Abidjan, Ivory Coast—not from ...
France hands over its last West African base to Senegal, ending decades of permanent troop presence amid rising regional calls for sovereignty.
France's parliament on Monday approved returning to Ivory Coast a "talking drum" that colonial troops took from the Ebrie ...