The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there.

The government's move to transfer many public construction projects to the military has worsened fears about President Museveni's concentration of power.In 2021, the Ugandan government announced a ...

As Paris was devising a new military strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop presence in Africa, two of its ... groups and government forces. Over the first six months of this ...

Sudan’s army said on Saturday it had entered the central city of Wad Madani and was pushing out its paramilitary rivals the ...

“Without the protection of Wagner (a private Russian military force ... A report by the South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies in 2022 highlighted concerns over abusive labor ...

Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will begin withdrawing in January as part of a shift towards strengthening its own military ... French bases in Africa. Over the past decade ...

France has officially handed over its first military ... marking start of military withdrawal Chad had been a key link in France's military presence in Africa and its last foothold in the wider ...

Chadian authorities were on Friday in full control of the Faya-Largeau base after French military chiefs officially handed over the northern ... in West and Central Africa Chad – the last ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday pledged Beijing's full support and military ... China-Africa cooperation summit during which he promised the continent $50 billion in aid over three ...

During the tour, Wang announced China's pledge of one billion yuan ($136 million) in military ... concerns over rising debt levels in recipient nations. Geopolitical Rivalries and Africa's ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday pledged Beijing's full support and military aid for the ... in a China-Africa cooperation summit during which he promised the continent $50 billion in aid ...