Senegalese and Chadian leaders said that the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, ...

Experts say they are following the example of Sahel countries as local leaders and populations want more sovereignty over ...

Emmanuel Macron had said African leaders had not thanked France for ‘helping to combat’ insurgencies - Anadolu Ajansı ...

French soldiers were deployed for a decade to fight an Islamist insurgency in its former colonial territory of the Sahel ...

President Macron accused some African countries of “forgetting to tell us thank you” for the role French military in fighting ...

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday faced an angry backlash from France's remaining allies in West Africa and accusations at ...

Chad's foreign affairs minister on Monday accused French President Emmanuel Macron of showing contempt after he said African leaders had "forgotten to say thank you" to France for helping to combat ...

Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the west ...

Chad’s Foreign Minister, Abderaman Koulamallah, condemned Macron’s remarks as “disrespectful” to Africans and highlighted Chad’s sacrifices during both World Wars.

Faye's statement came a month after he announced that former colonial master France would have to close its military bases in ...

The French president's words have sparked a backlash, with African leaders calling out his "contemptuous attitude". View on ...

In Senegal, the case of a 9-year-old girl, pregnant after being raped by her Koran teacher, has sparked debate and outrage -- particularly from rights organisations. In Senegal, victims of rape and ...