China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.
Analysis - With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?
With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?
Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is currently pained by the establishment of the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES: Alliance of Sahel States, ASS).
An Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region, and fighting on Ghana’s northern border with Burkina Faso, may both spread to ...
The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
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 ...
It is quite likely that Moscow and Beijing might align their strategies in the continent. This is a recipe for a massive ...
The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...