Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

As countries continue to pivot from France, Paris too has begun implementing a new Africa strategy launched in late 2024: There are plans to permanently reduce troop presence in countries that have ...

Two months after Chad severed its defence agreement with Paris, the French army has handed over its last military base in the ...

The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, marking the end of ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to move Gazans to Jordan and Egypt, if implemented, could upend any prospects of a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The plan is ...

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

Katz said Israel would not allow what he described as hostile forces to establish themselves in southern Syria. Mount Hermon, ...

Analysis - Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his ...

France’s military presence in French-speaking Africa has evolved in strategic importance over the past 65 years. Over time, ...

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

West Palm Beach centenarian Franklin Simon, who celebrated his 100th birthday in June, served heroically in Europe during ...