China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

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

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

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...

marking the end of French military presence in the country. Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the forced ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the ...

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the ...

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, ...

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

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

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