With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?The Sahel region covers 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, ...

An Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region, and fighting on Ghana’s northern border with Burkina Faso, may both spread to ...

With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

It is easy to sway public opinion with soundbites but the debate on foreign aid needs composure and a view towards broader ...

Within ECOWAS, there’s an institution known as the Community Court of Justice. Since 2005, this Court has had jurisdiction to ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

Initiatives like the Africa Minigrids Programme, the Regional Stabilization Facility, the Sahel Resilience Project and the Energy4Sahel initiative remain crucial to the region as they strengthen local ...