China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...

African leaders announcing the closure of Frensh military bases send a clear sign that Africa is rejecting France’s policies ...

Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.

At its peak, about 1,000 French soldiers were stationed at the base to combat jihadist threats across the region. Despite the ...

Twenty-four civilians died when mercenaries opened fire on a convoy in a revenge attack after a battle, rebels claim ...

France said on Thursday it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training purposes, as it handed over control of a military base in the commercial capital amid a scaling back of ...

As France hands back another base in Africa, experts question the future of its security cooperation on the continent and ...

At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali on Saturday, authorities ...

Around 20 people were killed in northern Mali on Monday when the vehicles they were traveling in came under attack, with local sources telling Agence France-Presse that Wagner mercenaries and Mali ...

Mali, run by a military junta following coups in 2020 and 2021, has spent the past dozen years mired in a security crisis due ...

Around 20 people were killed in northern Mali when the vehicles they were travelling in came under attack earlier this week with local sources saying Wagner mercenaries and Mali's army were ...