Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa’s Sahel region, while on his way ...

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

African governments have criticized a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he said that some leaders showed “ingratitude” for the deployment of his nation’s troops in the Sahel region ...

Macron also dismissed the notion that French troops had been expelled from the Sahel, an area that sits just below the Sahara Desert, as Paris’ influence on its former colonies wanes.

which encompasses several nations south of the Sahara Desert. On January 6, 2025, during the Conference of Ambassadors at the Elysée Palace, Macron outlined France's current stance on Africa ...

Macron also rejected the suggestion that French troops had been expelled from the Sahel amid poor relations with local leadership, an area below the Sahara Desert, telling the conference ...

"In the middle of winter, spring has sprung," Macron said at a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart. "You are this hope," he said, referring to Aoun and Salam. The new prime minister ...