The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European ...

The Dassault Rafale has recently seen a surge in popularity, becoming the second most purchased fighter jet since 2022. Dassault Aviation debuted the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first Rafale fighter ...

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

Chad’s authorities demanded that France withdraw all its troops from the country’s territory by January 31, 2025 ...

President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday welcomed the "definitive and complete departure" of French forces from Chad which ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali ...

We provide services to Canadians visiting and living in Mali. The Embassy of Canada in Bamako is following the situation and providing consular service for Canadians in Niger. Canadians in need of ...

Several former French colonies, including Niger, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast have asked France to pull its troops out. New partners are stepping in to fill this gap. Along with ...

Mali on Saturday had also begun carting off precious ... with relations between France and Niger deteriorating. France criticised Bazoum’s ousting, while junta leader General Omar Tchiani ...

At its peak, France maintained 1,000 personnel in Chad, making it the last Sahel nation to host French troops after withdrawals from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. “Partnerships evolve but the ...

Eric Chelle led Mali to the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa ... spent his entire professional playing career in France, beginning in the lower leagues with Martigues. The centre-back moved ...